The E-113 was a small flat-twin piston engine developed by
Aeronca for use in some of their light aircraft. It was an
overhead valve
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development of the
flathead configuration E-107.
Design and development
Originally fitted with a single ignition system, this was uprated to dual ignition when changes in
FAA
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regulations made this mandatory in 1939. By that time, however, both the engine and the aircraft that it powered were facing obsolescence. Altogether, some 1,800 examples were built.
Followin
an incident in October 2015where the propeller detached from an Aeronca C3 in 2015, the
Light Aircraft Association
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has issued an advisory that all aircraft fitted with these engines have the crankshaft attachment inspected prior to flying again.
This issue has been recognised since 1939.
Variants
;E-113A:Standard production model delivering 36-45 hp (26.85 - 33.56 kW)
;E-113C:Uprated engine delivering 40-45 hp (29.83 - 33.56 kW)
;Aeronca-JAP J-99:The E-113-C was license built in England as the Aeronca-JAP J-99 by
J A Prestwich Limited (JAP) and powered several British aircraft types,
[Lumsden 2003, p.160.] differing from the E-113 by being fitted with dual ignition.
;O-113:Engines fitted to impressed aircraft were given the designation O-113.
Applications
E-113
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Aeronca C-3
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Aeronca K
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Welch OW-6M
J-99
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Aeronca 100
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Aeronca 300
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Currie Wot
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Dart Kitten
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Hants and Sussex Aviation Herald
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Design and development
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Heath Parasol
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Design and development
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Hillson Praga
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Luton Minor
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Peterborough Ely
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Slingsby Motor Tutor
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Design and development
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Taylor J.T.1
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Tipsy Junior
Engines on display
*An Aeronca is on public display at the
Aerospace Museum of California
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Specifications (E-113)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
* Lumsden, Alec. ''British Piston Engines and their Aircraft''. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .
* Trainor, Todd. ''Aeronca K and Aeronca Engines'
website* 1938 Aeronca engine manual (online copy availabl
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Boxer engines
1930s aircraft piston engines