List of aircraft engines facts for kids

An aircraft engine is like the powerful heart of an airplane or helicopter! It's a machine that creates the force needed to push or pull an aircraft through the air. These engines come in many shapes and sizes, from small ones that power light planes to giant ones that move huge passenger jets. This list shows you some of the most famous and important aircraft engines, grouped by the company that made them.

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ABC Motors

ABC Motors was a British company that made engines.

• ABC Dragonfly: A famous engine used in some early planes.
• ABC Gnat: A smaller engine.
• ABC Wasp: Another engine from ABC.

Adams-Farwell

This company made unique rotary engines.

• Adams-Farwell 36 hp: An early 5-cylinder rotary engine.
• Adams-Farwell 72 hp: A more powerful 5-cylinder rotary engine.

ADC Aircraft

ADC bought many leftover engines after World War I.

• ADC Cirrus: A popular engine for small planes.
• ADC Nimbus: A larger engine.

AeroConversions

This company makes engines for home-built aircraft.

• AeroConversions AeroVee 2180: A common engine for hobby planes.

Aerojet

Aerojet is famous for making rocket engines for missiles and spacecraft.

• Aerojet LR87: A powerful rocket engine.
• Aerojet LR91: Another rocket engine.
• Aerojet AJ10: Used in space missions.

Aeromarine

Aeromarine made many different aircraft engines in the early days of flight.

• Aeromarine K-6: A 6-cylinder engine.
• Aeromarine B-90: A 90-horsepower engine.

Aeronca Aircraft

Aeronca made engines for their own small aircraft.

• Aeronca E-107: An early engine.
• Aeronca E-113: A slightly more powerful engine.

Aerosila

Aerosila makes engines, often for Russian aircraft.

• Aerosila TA-4 FE: An auxiliary power unit (APU), which is a small engine that starts the main engines.

Alfa Romeo

This Italian company, famous for cars, also made aircraft engines.

• Alfa Romeo 110: A 4-cylinder engine.
• Alfa Romeo 125: A radial engine.
• RA.1000 Monsone: A licensed version of a German engine.

Allison Engine Company

Allison is a well-known American engine maker.

• Allison V-1710: A very important engine used in many World War II fighter planes like the P-51 Mustang.
• Allison J33: An early jet engine.
• Allison T56: A turboprop engine used in large transport planes like the C-130 Hercules.

Anzani

Anzani made many early aircraft engines, especially radial ones.

• Anzani 3-cylinder fan engines: Used in some of the very first airplanes.
• Anzani 10-cylinder: A more powerful radial engine.

Argus Motoren

Argus was a German engine company.

• Argus As 8: A 4-cylinder inverted engine.
• Argus As 410: A 12-cylinder inverted V engine.
• Argus 109-014: A pulse jet engine, famously used in the V-1 flying bomb.

Armstrong Siddeley

This British company made many piston and jet engines.

• Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah: A popular radial piston engine.
• Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire: A powerful jet engine.
• Armstrong Siddeley Stentor: A rocket engine.

Arsenal de l'Aéronautique

A French company that designed powerful engines.

• Arsenal 12H: A 12-cylinder engine.

Austro Engine

Austro Engine makes modern diesel aircraft engines.

• Austro Engine E4: A diesel engine used in some modern small planes.

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Beardmore

Beardmore was a British company that made large engines.

• Beardmore 120 hp: An early 6-cylinder engine.
• Beardmore Tornado: A large diesel engine.

Bentley

• Bentley BR1: A rotary engine used in World War I planes like the Sopwith Camel.
• Bentley BR2: A more powerful rotary engine.

Benz

Benz, known for cars, also made aircraft engines.

• Benz Bz.III: A 6-cylinder engine.
• Benz Bz.IV: A larger 6-cylinder engine.

Blackburn

Blackburn made aircraft and also engines, including the Cirrus series.

• Blackburn Cirrus Minor: A small, popular engine for light aircraft.
• Blackburn Cirrus Major: A larger version.
• Blackburn Turbomeca Palouste: A licensed jet engine.

BMW

BMW, famous for cars and motorcycles, also made many aircraft engines.

• BMW IIIa: An important early 6-cylinder engine.
• BMW 801: A very powerful radial engine used in many German World War II planes.
• BMW 003: An early turbojet engine.

Boeing

Boeing, known for airplanes, also developed some gas turbine engines.

• Boeing 502: An early turboshaft engine.

Bramo

Bramo was a German engine manufacturer.

• Bramo 323 Fafnir: A powerful 9-cylinder radial engine.

Bristol Engine Company

Bristol was a major British engine manufacturer.

• Bristol Jupiter: A famous radial engine used in many aircraft worldwide.
• Bristol Hercules: A very successful sleeve-valve radial engine used in World War II bombers.
• Bristol Olympus: A powerful jet engine, later used in the Concorde supersonic jet.
• Bristol Pegasus: A radial engine, not to be confused with the later jet engine of the same name.

Bristol Siddeley

This company was formed when Bristol and Armstrong Siddeley merged.

• Bristol Siddeley Pegasus: A groundbreaking jet engine that could swivel its nozzles, allowing planes like the Harrier to take off and land vertically.
• Bristol Siddeley Sapphire: A powerful turbojet.

British Anzani

The British branch of Anzani.

• British Anzani 100hp: A 10-cylinder radial engine.

Bugatti

Ettore Bugatti, known for luxury cars, also designed aircraft engines.

• Bugatti U-16: A unique 16-cylinder engine.

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CFM International

CFM International is a joint company that makes very common jet engines.

• CFM International CFM56: One of the most widely used jet engines in the world, powering many Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s.
• CFM International LEAP: A newer, more fuel-efficient engine for modern airliners.

Continental Motors, Inc.

Continental is a leading maker of piston engines for small aircraft.

• Continental A40: An early, very popular engine for light planes.
• Continental O-200: A widely used engine in small aircraft like the Cessna 150.
• Continental IO-520: A larger, more powerful engine for bigger propeller planes.
• Continental J69: A small jet engine.

Curtiss

Curtiss was a pioneer in aviation and made many early engines.

• Curtiss OX-5: A very famous V-8 engine used in many World War I training planes.
• Curtiss D-12: A powerful V-12 engine.

Curtiss-Wright

Curtiss-Wright continued the legacy of Curtiss engines.

• Curtiss-Wright R-1820 Cyclone: A very important radial engine used in many American aircraft, including the B-17 bomber.
• Curtiss-Wright TJ-32: A jet engine.

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Daimler-Benz

This German company, known for Mercedes-Benz cars, made many powerful aircraft engines.

• Daimler-Benz DB 601: A famous inverted V-12 engine used in the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter.
• Daimler-Benz DB 605: An improved version of the DB 601.
• Daimler-Benz 109-007: An early turbofan engine.

De Dion-Bouton

An early French car company that also made aircraft engines.

• De Dion-Bouton 80 hp V-8: An early V-8 engine.

de Havilland Engine Company

De Havilland made many successful piston and jet engines in Britain.

• de Havilland Gipsy Major: A very popular 4-cylinder engine used in many light aircraft.
• de Havilland Gipsy Queen: A larger 6-cylinder engine.
• de Havilland Goblin: A famous early jet engine that powered the de Havilland Vampire fighter.
• de Havilland Ghost: A more powerful jet engine used in the de Havilland Comet, the world's first commercial jet airliner.

DeltaHawk

DeltaHawk makes modern diesel engines for aircraft.

• DeltaHawk DH180A4: A diesel engine.

Dongan

Dongan is a Chinese engine manufacturer.

• Dongan WJ-5: A turboprop engine.

Duesenberg

Duesenberg, known for luxury cars, also made aircraft engines.

• Duesenberg H 850 hp: A large V-16 engine.

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Engine Alliance

A joint company that makes large jet engines.

• Engine Alliance GP7000: A powerful engine for the Airbus A380 jumbo jet.

EuroJet

EuroJet is a European company that makes jet engines.

• Eurojet EJ200: The engine for the Eurofighter Typhoon jet.

Europrop

Europrop makes large turboprop engines.

• Europrop TP400: A very powerful turboprop engine for the Airbus A400M military transport plane.

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Fairchild

Fairchild made aircraft and also engines.

• Fairchild J44: A small jet engine.

Farman

Farman, a French aircraft company, also produced its own engines.

• Farman 12We: A W-12 engine.

Fiat Aviazione

Fiat, another Italian car company, had a significant aircraft engine division.

• Fiat A.12: A 6-cylinder in-line engine.
• Fiat A.80: A powerful radial engine.
• Fiat AS.6: A special racing engine for the Schneider Trophy.

Ford Motor Company

Ford also ventured into aircraft engine production.

• Ford PJ31: A pulsejet engine.

Franklin Engine Company

Franklin made many horizontally opposed piston engines.

• Franklin 4A-235: A 4-cylinder engine.
• Franklin 6A4-150: A 6-cylinder engine.

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Garrett AiResearch

Garrett is known for its turboprop and turbofan engines.

• AiResearch TPE-331: A very popular turboprop engine used in many regional and business aircraft.
• Garrett TFE731: A successful turbofan engine for business jets.

GE Honda Aero Engines

A joint company making jet engines for business jets.

• GE Honda HF120: A small turbofan engine.

General Electric

GE Aviation is one of the world's largest aircraft engine manufacturers.

• General Electric CF6: A widely used high-bypass turbofan engine for airliners.
• General Electric GE90: One of the most powerful jet engines in the world, used on the Boeing 777.
• General Electric F404: A military turbofan engine used in fighter jets.
• General Electric J79: A famous turbojet engine used in the F-4 Phantom II.
• General Electric T700: A turboshaft engine for helicopters.

Gnome et Rhône

A French company famous for its rotary and radial engines.

• Gnome Monosoupape 9 Type B-2: A well-known rotary engine from World War I.
• Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major: A powerful 14-cylinder radial engine.

Guiberson

Guiberson made diesel radial engines.

• Guiberson A-980: A diesel radial engine.

Guizhou

Guizhou is a Chinese aircraft engine company.

• Guizhou WS-13: A turbofan engine for fighter jets.

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Hall-Scott

Hall-Scott made early in-line aircraft engines.

• Hall-Scott A-7: A 4-cylinder engine.

Heinkel-Hirth

A German company that developed early jet engines.

• Heinkel HeS 3: One of the world's first successful jet engines.
• Heinkel HeS 011: A more advanced turbojet.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

HAL is an Indian aerospace company.

• HAL HTFE-25: A turbofan engine.

Hirth

Hirth makes small, lightweight engines, often for gliders and ultralight aircraft.

• Hirth HM 504: A 4-cylinder engine.
• Hirth F-33: A small 2-stroke engine.

Hispano-Suiza

A Spanish-French company that made many important aircraft engines.

• Hispano-Suiza 8A: A very successful V-8 engine used by Allied forces in World War I.
• Hispano-Suiza 12Y: A powerful V-12 engine used in many French aircraft before World War II.
• Hispano-Suiza Nene: A licensed jet engine.

Honda

Honda, known for cars and motorcycles, also makes small jet engines.

• GE Honda HF120: A turbofan engine for business jets.

Honeywell

Honeywell makes various aircraft engines and systems.

• Honeywell TPE-331: A turboprop engine.
• Honeywell HTF7000: A turbofan engine.

HuoSai

HuoSai is a series of Chinese piston engines.

• HuoSai HS-6: A radial engine.

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IAE

International Aero Engines is a joint company that makes jet engines.

• IAE V2500: A popular turbofan engine used on Airbus A320 family aircraft.

IHI Corporation

IHI is a Japanese heavy industries company that makes jet engines.

• Ishikawajima Ne-20: Japan's first jet engine.
• Ishikawajima-Harima F3: A turbofan engine for military trainers.

Isotov

Isotov is a Russian engine design bureau.

• Isotov GTD-350: A turboshaft engine for helicopters.

Isotta Fraschini

An Italian company that made various aircraft engines.

• Isotta Fraschini Asso 750: A powerful V-12 engine.

Ivchenko

Ivchenko is a Ukrainian engine design bureau.

• Ivchenko AI-20: A turboprop engine used on large transport aircraft.
• Ivchenko AI-25: A turbofan engine used on trainer jets.
• Progress D-18T: A very large turbofan engine for heavy transport aircraft like the An-225.

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Jabiru

Jabiru Aircraft makes engines for light and ultralight aircraft.

• Jabiru 2200: A 4-cylinder engine.
• Jabiru 3300: A 6-cylinder engine.

Jacobs

Jacobs made radial piston engines.

• Jacobs R-755: A common radial engine for small and medium aircraft.

J.A.P.

J.A. Prestwich Industries made motorcycle and some aircraft engines.

• J.A.P. 38 hp V-8: An early V-8 engine.

Jetcat

Jetcat makes small turbine engines, often for model aircraft.

• Jetcat P400: A small but powerful jet engine.

Junkers

Junkers was a German aircraft and engine manufacturer.

• Junkers Jumo 205: A famous opposed-piston diesel engine.
• Junkers Jumo 211: A powerful inverted V-12 engine used in many German World War II aircraft.
• Junkers Jumo 004: The world's first mass-produced turbojet engine, used in the Me 262 fighter.

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Kawasaki

Kawasaki, known for motorcycles, also made aircraft engines.

• Kawasaki Ha40: A licensed version of the Daimler-Benz DB 601.

Kinner

Kinner made radial piston engines for light aircraft.

• Kinner K-5: A popular 5-cylinder radial engine.

Klimov

Klimov is a Russian engine design bureau.

• Klimov VK-1: A famous turbojet engine that powered the MiG-15 fighter.
• Klimov RD-33: A turbofan engine for modern fighter jets like the MiG-29.
• Klimov VK-2500: A turboshaft engine for helicopters.

König

König makes small radial engines.

• König SC 430: A small 3-cylinder radial engine.

Kuznetsov

Kuznetsov is a Russian engine design bureau.

• Kuznetsov NK-12: The most powerful turboprop engine ever built, used on the Tu-95 bomber.
• Kuznetsov NK-32: A powerful turbofan engine for the Tu-160 bomber.

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Lawrance

Lawrance made early radial engines.

• Lawrance J-1: An early radial engine.

Le Rhône

Le Rhône was a French company famous for its rotary engines.

• Le Rhône 9C: A very common rotary engine used in many World War I aircraft.

LeBlond

LeBlond made radial engines for light aircraft.

• LeBlond 85-5DF: A 5-cylinder radial engine.

Liberty

The Liberty engine was a famous American engine from World War I.

• Liberty L-12: A powerful V-12 engine produced in large numbers during World War I.

Limbach

Limbach makes small piston engines for light aircraft.

• Limbach L2400: A 4-cylinder engine.

Lockheed

Lockheed, known for aircraft, also developed some jet engines.

• Lockheed J37: An early turbojet engine.

Lorraine-Dietrich

A French company that made many types of aircraft engines.

• Lorraine 12H Pétrel: A V-12 engine.
• Lorraine 14A Antarès: A 14-cylinder radial engine.

Lotarev

Lotarev is a Ukrainian engine designer.

• Lotarev D-36: A turbofan engine for transport aircraft.

Lycoming

Lycoming is a major American manufacturer of piston aircraft engines.

• Lycoming O-360: A very popular 4-cylinder engine used in many light aircraft like the Cessna 172.
• Lycoming O-540: A larger 6-cylinder engine.
• Lycoming T53: A turboshaft engine for helicopters like the Bell UH-1 Huey.
• Lycoming ALF502: A turbofan engine.

Lyulka

Lyulka was a Soviet jet engine designer.

• Lyulka AL-7: A turbojet engine.
• Lyulka AL-31: A powerful turbofan engine for modern fighter jets like the Su-27.

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Manly

• Manly–Balzer engine: An early radial engine, one of the first successful aircraft engines in the United States.

Marquardt Corporation

Marquardt made ramjet engines.

• Marquardt RJ43: A ramjet engine.

Menasco

Menasco made inverted in-line piston engines.

• Menasco Pirate: A popular 4-cylinder inverted in-line engine.

Metropolitan-Vickers

A British company that developed early jet engines.

• Metrovick F.2 Beryl: An early turbojet engine.

Microturbo

Microturbo makes small turbine engines.

• Microturbo TRI 60: A small turbojet engine.

Mikulin

Mikulin was a Soviet engine designer.

• Mikulin AM-34: A powerful V-12 engine.
• Mikulin AM-38: An engine used in the Il-2 Sturmovik attack plane.
• Mikulin RD-3M: A turbojet engine.

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi, a Japanese company, made many aircraft engines.

• Mitsubishi Kinsei: A radial engine.
• Mitsubishi Kasei: A larger radial engine.

Motor Sich

Motor Sich is a Ukrainian engine manufacturer.

• Motor Sich MS-500V: A turboshaft engine.

Motorlet

Motorlet (formerly Walter) is a Czech engine manufacturer.

• Motorlet M-601: A turboprop engine widely used in regional aircraft.

MTU Aero Engines

MTU is a German engine manufacturer.

• MTU 6012: A turboshaft engine.

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Nakajima

Nakajima was a major Japanese aircraft and engine manufacturer.

• Nakajima Sakae: A very important radial engine used in the A6M Zero fighter.
• Nakajima Homare: A more powerful radial engine.

Napier

Napier was a British engine manufacturer.

• Napier Lion: A famous W-12 engine used in many record-breaking aircraft.
• Napier Sabre: A very powerful H-24 sleeve-valve engine used in the Hawker Typhoon.
• Napier Eland: A turboprop engine.

NPO Saturn

NPO Saturn is a major Russian engine manufacturer.

• Saturn AL-31: A powerful turbofan engine for fighter jets like the Su-27.

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Oberursel

Oberursel made rotary engines in Germany.

• Oberursel U.I: A rotary engine used in World War I aircraft.

Orenda Engines

Orenda was a Canadian jet engine company.

• Avro Canada Orenda: Canada's first successful jet engine.
• Orenda Iroquois: A very powerful turbojet engine.

Otto A.G.O.

Gustav Otto's company made early in-line engines.

• Otto A.G.O. 100/130 hp: A 6-cylinder engine.

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Packard

Packard, known for luxury cars, also made important aircraft engines.

• Packard 1A-2500: A large V-12 engine.
• Packard V-1650 Merlin: A licensed and mass-produced version of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine in the United States, powering many American World War II aircraft.

Panhard & Levassor

Panhard & Levassor, a French car company, also made aircraft engines.

• Panhard & Levassor 4M: An early engine for airships.

Piaggio

Piaggio, an Italian company, made radial engines.

• Piaggio Stella P.VII: A 7-cylinder radial engine.
• Piaggio P.XI: A 14-cylinder radial engine.

Pobjoy

Pobjoy made small, lightweight radial engines.

• Pobjoy R: A compact 7-cylinder radial engine.
• Pobjoy Niagara: A more powerful version.

Porsche

Porsche, famous for sports cars, also designed aircraft engines.

• Porsche PFM 3200: A 6-cylinder engine.

Potez

Potez was a French aircraft and engine manufacturer.

• Potez 4D: A 4-cylinder engine.

Praga

Praga was a Czech company that made various engines.

• Praga B: A small 2-cylinder engine.

Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney is one of the world's largest aircraft engine manufacturers.

• Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp: A very successful radial engine, one of the first to use a supercharger.
• Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp: A widely used 14-cylinder radial engine, powering many World War II aircraft like the B-24 bomber.
• Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp: An extremely powerful 18-cylinder radial engine, used in iconic fighters like the P-47 Thunderbolt and F4U Corsair.
• Pratt & Whitney JT3D: A turbofan engine used in early jet airliners.
• Pratt & Whitney JT9D: A high-bypass turbofan engine for wide-body airliners like the Boeing 747.
• Pratt & Whitney F100: A turbofan engine for fighter jets like the F-15 and F-16.
• Pratt & Whitney PW4000: A modern turbofan engine for large airliners.

Pratt & Whitney Canada

P&WC makes engines for smaller aircraft and helicopters.

• Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6: One of the most successful turboprop engines ever made, used in countless aircraft.
• Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D: A small turbofan engine for business jets.

PZL

PZL is a Polish aerospace company.

• PZL ASz-62: A licensed version of a Russian radial engine.

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Ranger

Ranger engines were made by Fairchild.

• Ranger L-440: A 6-cylinder inverted in-line engine.
• Ranger V-770: A V-12 engine.

Reaction Motors

Reaction Motors made rocket engines.

• Reaction Motors LR99: A powerful rocket engine used in the X-15 research aircraft.

RED

RED Aircraft GmbH makes diesel V12 engines.

• RED A03: A V12 diesel engine.

Régnier

Régnier was a French engine manufacturer.

• Régnier 4L: A 4-cylinder inverted in-line engine.

Renault

Renault, a French car company, also made many aircraft engines.

• Renault 70 hp: A famous early V-8 engine.
• Renault 6Q: A 6-cylinder inverted in-line engine.

Revmaster

Revmaster makes engines based on Volkswagen designs.

• Revmaster R-2300: A 4-cylinder engine.

Rolls-Royce Limited

Rolls-Royce is a legendary British engine manufacturer.

• Rolls-Royce Eagle (V-12): A powerful V-12 engine from World War I.
• Rolls-Royce Kestrel: A V-12 engine from the 1930s.
• Rolls-Royce Merlin: One of the most famous aircraft engines ever, powering the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane in World War II.
• Rolls-Royce Griffon: A larger and more powerful piston engine than the Merlin.
• Rolls-Royce Derwent: An early jet engine.
• Rolls-Royce Nene: A powerful turbojet engine.
• Rolls-Royce Avon: A successful turbojet engine.
• Rolls-Royce Dart: A very successful turboprop engine.
• Rolls-Royce Tyne: A powerful turboprop engine.
• Rolls-Royce Conway: An early turbofan engine.

Rolls-Royce Holdings

The modern Rolls-Royce company.

• Rolls-Royce Trent: A family of very large and powerful turbofan engines for modern airliners like the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350.
• Rolls-Royce AE 2100: A turboprop engine.
• Rolls-Royce BR710: A turbofan engine for business jets.
• Rolls-Royce 250: A turboshaft engine for helicopters.

Rolls-Royce Turbomeca

A joint company making engines for military aircraft and helicopters.

• Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour: A turbofan engine for trainer jets.
• Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322: A turboshaft engine for helicopters.

Rotax

Rotax makes popular engines for light aircraft and ultralights.

• Rotax 582: A 2-stroke engine.
• Rotax 912: A very popular 4-stroke engine, widely used in light sport aircraft.
• Rotax 915 iS: A turbocharged and fuel-injected version.

Rotec

Rotec makes radial engines for home-built aircraft.

• Rotec R2800: A 7-cylinder radial engine.

RotorWay

RotorWay makes engines for their home-built helicopters.

• RotorWay RI-162F: A 4-cylinder engine.

Royal Aircraft Factory

The British government's aircraft factory also designed engines.

• RAF 1: An early V-8 engine.

Ryan-Siemens

Ryan built licensed Siemens-Halske engines.

• Ryan-Siemens Sh-14: A 7-cylinder radial engine.

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Safran Helicopter Engines

Safran makes turboshaft engines for helicopters.

• Safran Arrano: A new generation turboshaft engine.

Salmson

Salmson was a French company known for its radial engines.

• Salmson 9AD: A 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine.
• Salmson 18Z: A unique 18-cylinder in-line radial engine.

Sauer

Sauer makes engines for light aircraft, often based on Volkswagen designs.

• Sauer S 2100: A 4-cylinder engine.

SEPR

SEPR was a French company that made rocket engines.

• SEPR 841: A rocket engine used to boost aircraft.

Shenyang

Shenyang is a Chinese aircraft engine manufacturer.

• Shenyang WP-6: A licensed version of a Russian turbojet engine.
• Shenyang WS-10: A turbofan engine for fighter jets.

Shvetsov

Shvetsov was a Soviet engine designer.

• Shvetsov M-11: A famous 5-cylinder radial engine used in many Soviet training aircraft.
• Shvetsov ASh-62: A powerful 9-cylinder radial engine.
• Shvetsov ASh-82: A very important 14-cylinder radial engine used in many Soviet World War II aircraft.

Siemens-Halske

Siemens-Halske made rotary and radial engines in Germany.

• Siemens-Halske Sh 14: A popular 7-cylinder radial engine.

SMA Engines

SMA Engines makes diesel aircraft engines.

• SMA SR305-230: A 4-cylinder diesel engine.

SNECMA

SNECMA is a major French aircraft engine manufacturer.

• SNECMA Atar 9: A powerful turbojet engine used in the Dassault Mirage III.
• SNECMA M88: A turbofan engine for the Dassault Rafale fighter.

Solar

Solar Turbines made small gas turbine engines.

• Solar T62 Titan: A small turboshaft engine.

Soloviev

Soloviev was a Soviet engine designer.

• Soloviev D-30: A turbofan engine used in many Soviet and Russian airliners.

Studebaker

Studebaker, an American car company, also made a large experimental aircraft engine.

• H-9350: A massive 24-cylinder engine.

Sunbeam

Sunbeam, a British car company, made various aircraft engines.

• Sunbeam Arab: A V-8 engine.
• Sunbeam Cossack: A V-12 engine.

Superior

Superior Air Parts makes piston engines for general aviation.

• Superior Air Parts XP-360: A 4-cylinder engine.

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Teledyne CAE

Teledyne CAE makes small jet engines.

• Teledyne CAE J69: A small turbojet engine.

Thielert

Thielert makes modern diesel aircraft engines.

• Thielert Centurion 1.7: A diesel engine.

Thiokol

Thiokol made solid rocket motors.

• Thiokol LR99: A rocket engine.

Train

Train was a French engine manufacturer.

• Train 4A: A 4-cylinder engine.

Tumansky

Tumansky was a Soviet jet engine designer.

• Tumansky R-11: A turbojet engine used in the MiG-21 fighter.
• Tumansky R-25: An improved version of the R-11.
• Tumansky RD-9: A turbojet engine.

Turbomeca

Turbomeca is a French company specializing in small gas turbine engines, especially for helicopters.

• Turbomeca Artouste: An early turboshaft engine.
• Turbomeca Astazou: A turboshaft engine.
• Turbomeca Arriel: A very popular turboshaft engine for helicopters.
• Turbomeca Marboré: A widely used small turbojet engine.

Turbo-Union

A European joint venture for military jet engines.

• Turbo-Union RB199: The turbofan engine for the Panavia Tornado fighter.

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ULPower

ULPower makes modern piston engines for light aircraft.

• ULPower UL260i: A 4-cylinder engine.

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Vedeneyev

Vedeneyev is a Russian engine manufacturer.

• Vedeneyev M14P: A popular 9-cylinder radial engine used in aerobatic aircraft.

Velie

Velie made radial engines for light aircraft.

• Velie M-5: A 5-cylinder radial engine.

Verner Motor

Verner Motor makes radial engines.

• Verner VM 133: A 5-cylinder radial engine.

Viking

Viking Aircraft Engines makes engines for light aircraft.

• Viking 110: A 4-cylinder engine.

Volkswagen

Volkswagen car engines are often converted for use in small aircraft.

• 1/2 VW: A common conversion using half of a Volkswagen engine.

Volvo Aero

Volvo Aero, a Swedish company, made licensed jet engines.

• Volvo RM8: A modified version of the Pratt & Whitney JT8D.

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Walter Aircraft Engines

Walter is a Czech engine manufacturer, now part of Motorlet.

• Walter NZ 60: A small 3-cylinder radial engine.
• Walter M601: A very successful turboprop engine.
• Walter Minor 4: A 4-cylinder inverted in-line engine.

Walter (HWK)

Hellmuth Walter Kommanditgesellschaft made rocket engines.

• Walter HWK 109-509: A famous liquid-fueled rocket engine used in the Me 163 Komet rocket plane.

Warner

Warner made radial engines for light aircraft.

• Warner Scarab: A popular 7-cylinder radial engine.

Westinghouse

Westinghouse made early American jet engines.

• Westinghouse J30: The first American-designed jet engine to fly.
• Westinghouse J34: A turbojet engine.

Wilksch

Wilksch Airmotive makes diesel aircraft engines.

• Wilksch WAM120: A 3-cylinder diesel engine.

Williams International

Williams International makes small turbofan engines.

• Williams F107: A small turbofan engine for cruise missiles.
• Williams FJ44: A popular turbofan engine for business jets.

Wolseley

Wolseley, a British car company, also made aircraft engines.

• Wolseley Viper: A licensed version of the Hispano-Suiza 8.

Wright

The Wright brothers were pioneers, and their company, Wright Aeronautical, became a major engine manufacturer.

• Wright 1903 12 hp: The very first engine used in the Wright Flyer.
• Wright R-790 Whirlwind: A famous radial engine used in Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis.
• Wright R-1820 Cyclone: A very important radial engine used in many American aircraft, including the B-17 bomber.
• Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone: A massive and powerful 18-cylinder radial engine used in the B-29 Superfortress.
• Wright J65: A licensed version of the Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire jet engine.

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XCOR Aerospace

XCOR Aerospace develops rocket engines.

• XCOR XR-4A3: A rocket engine.

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Yamaha

Yamaha, known for motorcycles, also makes small engines for light aircraft.

• Yamaha KT100: A 2-stroke engine.

Yuneec International

Yuneec International makes electric power systems for aircraft.

• Yuneec Power Drive 40: An electric motor for aircraft.

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Zanzottera

Zanzottera makes small 2-stroke engines.

• Zanzottera MZ 34: A small engine.
• Zanzottera MZ 202: A 2-cylinder engine.

Zoche

Zoche makes radial diesel engines.

• Zoche Z 02: A 2-cylinder radial diesel engine.