Skip to main content
Reserve Free Passes
Donate

Search form

Visit

Visit

  • National Air and Space Museum in DC
  • Udvar-Hazy Center in VA
  • Plan a Field Trip
  • Plan a Group Visit
View of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center tower at sunset

One museum, two locations

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

What's On

What's On

  • Events
  • Exhibitions
  • IMAX and Planetarium
Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

At the museum and online

Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person or virtually.

Explore

Explore

  • Stories
  • Topics
  • Collections
  • On Demand
  • For Researchers
space shuttle launch

Dive deep into air and space

Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content.

Learn

Learn

  • Programs
  • Learning Resources
  • Plan a Field Trip
  • Professional Development
  • Education Monthly Theme
Women in Aviation and Space Family Day

For teachers and parents

Bring the Air and Space Museum to your learners, wherever you are.

Give

Give

  • Donate
  • Become a Member
  • Wall of Honor
  • Ways to Give
  • Host an Event
Bob Hoover Gives an Air Show Performance

Be the spark

Your support will help fund exhibitions, educational programming, and preservation efforts.

Search the Collection

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Explore
  3. Collections
  4. Search The Collection
Object Type
  • Propulsion systems (50)
  • Reciprocating (piston) engines (50)
Data Source
  • Objects (50)
Selected filters:
Object Type: Rotary engines
On Display: Yes
Clear All
50 result(s)
Side view of a silver and black eighteen cylinder engine. Black placard near silver crankshaft.

Wright Cyclone GR-3350 Radial Engine

Object
Circular, 9-cylinder engine with gray crankcase. Two valves per cylinder, enclosed rocker box, and two ignition magnetos at the front. A long metal shaft with a black cap juts out of the center.

Wright Whirlwind J-5A-B Radial Engine

Object
Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major R-4360-59B, Cutaway, Radial Engine

Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major R-4360-59B, Cutaway, Radial Engine

Object
Anzani A 2, Radial 3 Engine

Anzani A 2, Radial 3 Engine

Object
Side view of green and black nine cylinder engine. Orange plug on side of engine. Ridged structures on cylinders.

Lycoming R-680-BA, Radial 9 Engine

Object
Angled view of front of black and gray eight cylinder engine. Yellow rope near the top.

Curtiss OX-5 V-8 Engine

Object
White engine with six black and green cylinders held up by a black base.

Benz BZ 4S In-line Engine

Object
Back view of circular brown and gray engine. The nine pipes branch off into two at their ends.

Bristol Jupiter VIIIF Radial Engine

Object
Front angled view of a gray and black seven cylinder engine. Circular engine center and thin round crankshaft with gold at the end.

Warner Scarab 110, Radial 7 Engine

Object
Reciprocating engine with 28 steam expansion tubes connected at the bottom to a water supply piping system and at the top to a boiler. A slide valve, piston, and pulley are mounted to a steel-framed tower next to the steam generator.

Stringfellow Steam Engine

Object
Angled view of a silver, gray, and blue rotary engine. Front of engine is white, with a glasslike covering over the crankshaft.

Wright Aeronautical (Wankel) RC2-60 Rotary Engine

Object
Side of round circular metal engine atop blue metal display stand

Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830-92 Radial Engine

Object
  • Currently on page 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Next
  • Last
Stay up to date on the latest stories and events with our newsletter

Thank you. You have successfully signed up for our newsletter.

Error message

Sorry, there was a problem. Please ensure your details are valid and try again.

  • About
  • Newsroom
  • Support
  • Get Involved
  • Contact
  • Host an Event

National Air and Space Museum

6th St. and Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20560

202-633-2214

Open daily
10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Free Timed-Entry Passes
Required

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

Open daily
10:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use