History of Model Engines:
The history and development of US model
aircraft engines.
by Bill Mohrbacher
As seen in the February 2012 issue of Model Aviation.
I WAS DELIGHTED when MA editor, Jay Smith, asked if I would submit an article about the history of model engines. As the Model Engine Collectors Association’s (MECA) president, I feel it is important to keep this history alive. MECA does this through our publications, but through MA we can tell the story to a larger audience.
Model engines were developed worldwide, but I’ll concentrate on the US-built engines…