Michigan Aero-Engine Corporation Rover L-267, In-line 4 Engine

Object Details

Physical Description: Type: Reciprocating, Inverted, In-line, 4-cylinders, Air-cooled; Power rating: 56 kW (75 hp) at 1,975 rpm; Displacement: 4.4 L (267 cu in); Bore and Stroke: 105 mm (4.125 in) x 127 mm (5 in); Weight: 105 kg (232 lb)
Summary: Designed by Harold E. Morehouse, a preeminent light aircraft engine designer, this was the first successful U.S. inverted air-cooled engine designed for that aircraft type. An important advantage of the inverted design is improved pilot visibility.; The prototype engine, designated Rover L-236, was assembled in 1928, type certificated in 1929 at a rating of 41 kW (55 shp), and flight tested on a British Avro Avian. In 1929, work also began on the improved and higher powered, Model L-267, production version, which was type certificated in 1930. The primary aircraft applications of the L-267 were the Driggs Skylark and Fairchild 22. Approximately 80 to 90 Rover L-267 engines were built before the depression of the early 1930s necessitated a complete production halt in 1932. A legacy of the L-267 was its influence on the design of other U.S. and European inverted, air-cooled engines.

Circa 1930

Materials: Steel, Aluminum, Paint, Wood, Brass, Phenolic, Copper, Rubber
Dimensions: Height 81 cm (31.88 in.), Width 28.3 cm (11.13 in.), Depth 120 cm (47.25 in.)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv978a02bd0-2a36-45e9-b799-48078e148b30