Aeroplane Engine [Pearse Aeroplane Engine Remains]

Object detail

Accession number

1964.190

Maker

Richard Pearse

Production period

1900s

Description

Believed to be pieces of one of the first aero engines created by Richard Pearse. Comprises of the crank with four pipes at the end. Metal tubes with smaller metal pipes connect to the centre mechanism, which is also attached to the crank.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal

Collection

Engine Collection
George Bolt Collection

Credit Line

Richard Pearse. Aeroplane Engine [Pearse Aeroplane Engine Remains], 1964.190. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Related resources

"The remains of the four-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine Pearse used in his second aircraft." Press, Volume CX, Issue 32340, 4 July 1970, Page 6

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Classification

Component, Aircraft Engine, Aircraft Tools & Equipment for Communication Aerospace Transportation T&E Aerospace Transportation Accessories

Production place

Canterbury New Zealand

Subject

Parts Airplanes Pearse, Richard William, 1877-1953 Pearse No 1 airplane Aircraft motors

Collection type

Air and Space Transport

Subject auto tags

Metal Fashion accessory Event Art Natural material Steel Nickel

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