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Righter O-45

Index Righter O-45

The Righter/Kiekhaefer O-45 was an air-cooled, two-stroke aircraft engine of flat-twin configuration, used extensively for powering target drones in the late 1940s. [1]

14 relations: Beecraft Wee Bee, Carl Kiekhaefer, Flat twin engine, Frankfort OQ-16, Globe KD4G Quail, Globe KDG Snipe, List of aircraft engines, Menasco Motors Company, Octane, Radioplane OQ-17, Radioplane OQ-2, Radioplane OQ-6, Target drone, Two-stroke engine.

Beecraft Wee Bee

The Beecraft Wee Bee was an American ultralight monoplane designed and built by Beecraft.

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Carl Kiekhaefer

Elmer Carl Kiekhaefer (June 4, 1906 – October 5, 1983) was the owner of Kiekhaefer Mercury (later Mercury Marine) and Kiekhaefer Aeromarine and also a two-time NASCAR championship car owner.

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Flat twin engine

A flat-twin is a two-cylinder internal combustion engine with the cylinders on opposite sides of the crankshaft.

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Frankfort OQ-16

The Frankfort OQ-16, also known as the TD3D, was a target drone designed by the Frankfort Sailplane Company for use by the United States Army Air Forces and United States Navy.

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Globe KD4G Quail

The Globe KD4G Quail was an American target drone, built by the Globe Aircraft Corporation for use by the United States Navy.

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Globe KDG Snipe

The Globe KDG Snipe was an American target drone, built by the Globe Aircraft Corporation for use by the United States Navy.

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List of aircraft engines

This is an alphabetical list of aircraft engines by manufacturer.

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Menasco Motors Company

Albert S. (Al) Menasco organized the Menasco Motors Company in 1926 to convert WWI surplus Salmson Z-9 water-cooled nine-cylinder radials into air-cooled engines for private use.

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Octane

Octane is a hydrocarbon and an alkane with the chemical formula C8H18, and the condensed structural formula CH3(CH2)6CH3.

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Radioplane OQ-17

The Radioplane OQ-17 was a target drone produced by the Radioplane Company for the United States Army Air Forces and, as the TD4D/KDR Quail, the United States Navy.

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Radioplane OQ-2

The OQ-2 Radioplane was the first mass-produced UAV or drone in the United States, manufactured by the Radioplane Company.

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Radioplane OQ-6

The Radioplane OQ-6 was a target drone developed by the Radioplane Company under the designation RP-14 and evaluated by the United States Army Air Forces for service use.

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Target drone

A target drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle, generally remote controlled, usually used in the training of anti-aircraft crews.

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Two-stroke engine

A two-stroke (or two-cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine which completes a power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during only one crankshaft revolution.

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Kiekhaefer O-45, O-45.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Righter_O-45

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