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In July 1909, a three-cylinder engine from French manufacturer Anzani, powered Louis Bleriot's aircraft across the English Channel. Many Anzani aircraft engines were used during World War I and, after the War, the company concentrated on power plants for light sport planes. U.S. aircraft powered by Anzani engines included those manufactured by Arrow, Driggs, Heath, Lincoln, Nicholas-Beazeley, Sikorsky, Ford, and Wasp.

During 1927 and 1928, Henry Lowe Brownback of Norristown, Pennsylvania cooperated with Anzani in engineering and U.S. sales distribution of some engines resembling those manufactured in France. They ranged from a two-cylinder 11 kW (15 hp) engine to a 20-cylinder 447 kW (600 hp) model.

The Light Manufacturing and Foundry Company of Pottstown, Pennsylvania purchased manufacturing rights to the C-400 Tiger engine, designed and developed under the supervision of Henry Brownback, from the Brownback Motor Laboratories in 1930. The Brownback Tiger Model 100 engine was a refined edition of the C-400.

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Object Details
Date Circa 1930 Country of Origin United States of America Type PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary Designer Anzani
Anzani-Brownback (Norristown, Pennsylvania)
 Manufacturer Brownback Motor Laboratories
Light Manufacturing and Foundry Company (Pottstown, Pennsylvania)
 Physical Description Type: Reciprocating, 6 cylinders, radial, air cooled Power rating: 67.1 kW (90 hp) at 1,700 rpm Displacement: 6.51 L (397 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 104.9 mm (4.13 in.) x 125.2 mm (4.93 in.) Weight: 120 kg (254 lb) Dimensions Diameter 95.3 cm (37.5 in.), Length 75.6 cm (29.75 in.)
 Materials Steel, Aluminum, Paint, Phenolic, Brass, Rubber
 Inventory Number A19670165000 Credit Line Exchange with Ken Hyde Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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