Aeronca E-107

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E-107
Aeronca E107.jpg
E107 on display
Type Flat-twin aircraft engine
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Aeronautical Corporation of America
DesignerRay Poole and Robert Galloway
First run1929
Major applications Aeronca C-2
Number built115
Variants Aeronca E-113

The Aeronca E-107 was one of the first low-cost reliable engines of the post-World War I era. [1]

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Design and development

An Aeronca C-2, with the E-107 "flathead" engine Aeronca C-2 'NC647W' (25745734552).jpg
An Aeronca C-2, with the E-107 "flathead" engine

The E-107A was a production aviation flathead engine designed to replace a Morehouse engine on the first prototype of the Aeronca C-2. The first five were produced without cooling fins on the crankcase, but with all versions having air-cooling fins atop the cylinder heads, similar to many air-cooled two-stroke engines in appearance. A Winfleld Model 5 carburetor was standard for the engine. [2] The E-107 was replaced by the uprated, overhead valvetrain E-113 engine based on the same design. [3]

Variants

E-107
Standard production engine
E-107A
The E-107A was produced for Aeronca by the Govro-Nelson Company of Detroit, Michigan. [2]
O-107
Designation given to engines fitted to impressed aircraft

Applications

Engines on display

Specifications (E-107)

Data from [5]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Aeronca E107A-39". Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  3. Kenneth M. Molson, National Aviation Museum (Canada). Canada's National Aviation Museum: its history and collections. p. 100.
  4. "Aeronca C-2". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. Grey, C.G., ed. (1931). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 64d–65d.