I Understand that the tucker that the Smithsonian has uses an air-cooled engine. They claim that it is a Franklin helicopter engine. Franklin produced automobiles in Syracuse N.Y.. All Franklin Automobiles had air-cooled engines. Franklin also made airplane engines which, of course, were air cooled.<br>
does anybody know what helicopters used the engines that were modified for the Tucker? Could the Aircooled engine company of Syracuse have been an subsidiary of the former Franklin Automobile company? <br>
I would appreciate any help.<br>
Rick
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Re: Engines used in Tuckers
by Paul » Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:30 pm
I am assuming that they were early Bell powerplants,but they might also be Sikorsky. Not really sure about that one. Maybe another club member knows. <br>
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Re: Engines used in Tuckers
by tucker48fan » Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:49 am
According to <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.franklincar.org/100years.htm">this site</a><!--EZCODE LINK END-->, the car company went bankrupt, and the rights to the name were bought by former engineers of the company. The engines were first used in Sikorsky helicopter. <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.franklinengines.com/">Franklin's still in business</a><!--EZCODE LINK END-->, BTW.
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More on Franklin
by Spoffo » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:48 am
The ownership of Franklin aircraft engines passed to a Polish company called PZL about 20 years ago, and they continued limited production till today. Unfortunately, PZL was just bought by Pratt & Whitney, who have announced that they will shut down production of Frankllins. Check www.AvWeb.com for the story on this.<br>
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The Franklin engine was used in several planes during the "Golden era" of the late 40s/early 50s when there were hopes of a vast expansion of private plane flying and ownership. The two best-known planes using Franklins were the Rupublic Seabee amphibian and the Stinson Voyager. Quite a few Stinsons are still flying. Franklins were also used in the original Hiller helicopter, which was a moderately successful rival to the Bell 47 as one of the first successful light choppers.<br>
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The Franklin still has a lot of fans in the aviation community. Compared to the Lycoming and Continental engines that dominate light planes, the Franklin was smoother and more efficient. <p></p><i></i>
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The Franklin engine was used in several planes during the "Golden era" of the late 40s/early 50s when there were hopes of a vast expansion of private plane flying and ownership. The two best-known planes using Franklins were the Rupublic Seabee amphibian and the Stinson Voyager. Quite a few Stinsons are still flying. Franklins were also used in the original Hiller helicopter, which was a moderately successful rival to the Bell 47 as one of the first successful light choppers.<br>
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