The Kemp Machine Works of Muncie, Indiana, at one time built several types of air-cooled engines for airplanes, motorcycles, ice boats and air-drives for boats. This Kemp G-2 was one of these engines. It was suitable only for small single-seat airplanes such as Santos-Dumont's Demoiselle and a scaled-down version of Bleriot's Model XI.
Matthew B. Sellers, builder of the first Kentucky-manufactured aircraft, flew his first quadruplane from 1908 to 1913 powered by various 2-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engines such as this.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date
Circa 1908
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
Manufacturer
Kemp Machine Works (Muncie, Indiana)
Physical Description
Type: Reciprocating, Horizontally-opposed, 2 cylinders, air cooled
Power rating: 12 kW (16 hp) at 1,300 rpm
Displacement: 2.08 L (127 cu in.)
Bore and Stroke: 11.43 cm (4.5 in.) x 11.43 cm (4.5 in.)
Weight: 27.7 kg (60.1 lb)
Dimensions
3-D: 84 × 39 × 39cm (33 1/16 × 15 3/8 × 15 3/8 in.)
Support: 33 × 27 × 15cm (13 in. × 10 5/8 in. × 5 7/8 in.)
Materials
Metal
Inventory Number
A19690249000
Credit Line
Gift of Matthew Bacon Sellers, Jr. and John Sellers.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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