Home›Aircraft Engines›MakeBrowse ByMakeFactsMakeSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1903 CE 1MakeFilter Results5 entriesEngine TypeAllPiston Aero Engines (4)Turbojet and Turbofan Engines (4)ConfigurationAllH Configuration (1)Opposed-Piston (1)Radial (1)V-Configuration (1)Fuel or CycleAllDiesel (1)Gasoline / Petrol (3)Jet Fuel / Turbine (4)YearAll1931 (1)1933 (1)1938 (1)1939 (1)1940 (1)1944 (1)1950 (1)1955 (1)1963 (1)ManufacturerAllD. Napier & Son (1)General Electric (1)Junkers (1)Pratt & Whitney (1)Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (1)CylindersAll12 (1)14 (1)18 (1)24 (1)Vehicle FittedAllBlohm and Voss BV 138 (1)Boeing 727 (1)Boeing 737 (1)Consolidated PBY Catalina (1)de Havilland Comet (1)Douglas C-47 Skytrain (1)Douglas DC-9 (1)English Electric Lightning (1)Grumman F6F Hellcat (1)McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (1)North American P-51 Mustang (1)Sud Aviation Caravelle (1)Supermarine Spitfire (1)Invented ByAllAlan Arnold Griffith (1)Frank Halford (1)Pioneered ByAllFrank Halford (1)Founded YearAll1892 (1)1895 (1)1906 (1)1925 (1)StatusAllOperating (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareGE AerospaceMake1 entryJunkersMake2 entriesNapierMake1 entryPratt & WhitneyMake3 entriesRolls-RoyceMake3 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Wright Flyertier 2WikipediaWright Flyer, first flight dateThe Wright Flyer... made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft on December 17, 1903.Wright Flyer, engine design sectionSince they could not find a suitable automobile engine for the task, they commissioned their employee Charlie Taylor to build a new design from scratch, a lightweight 12-horsepower (9-kilowatt) gasoline engine, weighing 180 pounds (82 kg), with a 1-US-gallon (3.8 L; 0.83 imp gal) fuel tank.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.