Bates Model 2 B Horizontally-opposed Engine

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Bates Engineering Company

Physical Description

Type: Reciprocating, Horizontally-opposed, 2 cylinders, air-cooled

Power: 19 kW (25 hp) at 1,200 rpm

Weight: 22 kg (49 lb)

Summary

This engine was manufactured by the Bates Engineering Company of Chicago, Illinois, about 1910. It is believed to be a 19 kW (25 shp) Model 2 B. The engine had automatic intake valves and mechanically actuated exhaust valves.

Matthew B. Sellers, builder of the first Kentucky-manufactured aircraft, flew his first quadraplane from 1908 to 1913 powered by various 2-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engines. This Bates Model 2 B was one of these engines.

Credit Line

Gift of Matthew Bacon Sellers, Jr. and John Sellers

Date

1910

Inventory Number

A19690248000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary

Materials

Engine Case - Aluminum

Propeller Blade - Wood

Dimensions

Hub Depth: 5.2 cm (2.0625 in.), Shaft Hole Diameter: 4.4 cm (1.75 in.), Bolt Hole Diameter: 0.6 cm (0.25 in.), Hub Diameter: 11.7 cm (4.625 in.), Propeller Diameter: 56.1875 in. (142.7 cm)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Location

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Hangar

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b36997fa-a614-423f-ba74-1e06aada1ef4

Record ID

nasm_A19690248000