Quick Info
- Hours:
Regular Hours: Open Fri-Sat-Sun 10:00 am-3:00 pm
- Admission Prices: Family - $25 2Adults+3Children; Adults – $9 a person; Children 6-17 – $5 a person; Veterans - $8 a person ‹more›
- Driving Directions: Take Exit 50 from Interstate-86/State Rte 17 ‹more›
- Audio Tour: Listen to an audio guided tour of our collection ‹more›
Overview
Wings of Eagles Discovery Center has a number of aircraft engines on display that span the history of flight.
Allison TF41-A-2
Display Status: On display
Type: Two-Spool axial flow turbofan engine
Country/Date: US/UK 1967
Overview
In August of 1966, the Air Force Systems Command awarded a joint contract to Rolls-Royce of England and Allison of the US to develop...
Allison V-1710-63
Display Status: On display
Type: Water cooled V-12 piston engine
Country/Date: US 1942
Overview
The V-1710-63 was one of Allison’s “E” series engines and was developed specifically for use in the Bell P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingc...
Continental R-670-5
Display Status: On display
Type: Seven cylinder air-cooled radial
Overview
The Continental R-670 (factory designation W-670) is a seven cylinder four-cycle radial aircraft engine produced by Continental has a displacement of 668 cubic...
Hispano-Suiza 18.Sb
Display Status: On display
Type: Liquid cooled, W-18, cylinder engine
Country/Date: France 1929
Overview
Marc Birgikt originally designed what became the 18.Sb as the 1,680 hp 18.R. Earmarked for the Nieuport-Delage ND 450 and ND...
Hispano-Suiza V-8, Model A
Display Status: On display
Type: Water-cooled 8-cylinder vee engine
Country/Date: France 1917
Overview
Designed by Marc Birgikt, the Hispano-Suiza V-8 was intended as a lightweight and powerful replacement for rotary engines which,...
Jacobs R-755-9
Display Status: On display
Type: Air cooled 7-cylinder engine
Country/Date: US 1942
Overview
First developed in 1934, the Jacobs L-4 series engines were produced for aircraft use over the next forty years. Of simple design, the R-755-9...
Junkers Jumo 004
Display Status: On display
Type: Axial-flow, air-cooled turbojet
Country/Date: Germany 1944
Overview
The Jumo 004 turbojet was one of the most advanced powerplants to see service in World War II. Developed in Germany between 1939 and...
Lawrance Model ‘A’ Air Cooled Engine (ca 1916)
Display Status: On display
Type: Two-cylinder, air-cooled horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine
Overview
The Model A is the forerunner of all Wright, air cooled engines including the J-5, also on display. It was designed by Charles...
Packard 2A-1500 V-12
Display Status: On display
Type: Water-cooled V-12 piston engine
Country/Date: US 1925
Overview
Packard V-type engines were basically scaled-up and modernized versions of the WWI Liberty engine and were produced in standard upright...
Pratt & Whitney J60 (JT12)
Display Status: On display
Type: Jet Aircraft Engine
Overview
Of Pratt & Whitney’s final turbojets, the 3,300-pound-thrust JT12 was the smallest. The single-spool JT12 was used on the Lockheed C-140 Jetstar, and Rockwell’s T-2B Buc...
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
Display Status: On display
Type: Twin-row, 18-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine
Country/Date: US 1939
Overview
The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 is a twin-row, 18-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine with a displacement of 2,800...
Ranger L-440-1
Display Status: On display
Type: Air-cooled six-cylinder in-line engine
Country/Date: US 1941
Overview
With a basic design dating from 1929, the L-440s were designed and built by Ranger Engine Division, part of Fairchild Aircraft,...
Ranger V-770
Display Status: On display
Type: 12-cylinder inverted Vee piston engine
Country/Date: US 1939-1945
Overview
The Ranger V-770 is an American air-cooled inverted V-12 aero-engine developed by the Ranger Aircraft Engine Division of the F...
Righter 2-GS-17 Target Drone Engine
Display Status: On display
Type: 2 cylinder engine used for target practice by ship, airborne and ground based anti-aircraft gunners
Overview
This engine was a design from the Righter Aircraft Company to power a small, radio operated...
Westinghouse J34-WE-36A
Display Status: On display
Type: Axial-flow turbojet engine
Country/Date: US 1945
Overview
The J34 was the only truly successful turbojet built by Westinghouse. The J34-WE-36 was used on the Douglas F3D-2 “Skynight”, and as an aux...
Wright J-5 “Whirlwind”
Display Status: On display
Type: 9-cylinder naturally aspirated air-cooled radial piston engine
Overview
The J-5 is an advancement of the WWI Liberty Engine motivated by the US Navy’s requirement for a light weight engine for its fleet a...
Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 (Cutaway)
Display Status: On display
Type: Nine-cylinder single-row supercharged air-cooled radial engine
Overview
the R-1820 entered production in 1931. Early variants produced by Curtiss-Wright powered aircraft like the Martin B-10. During WWII,...