AEHS Newsletter 2018 #1
Compiled by Tom Fey and Tony Ward
Published 8 Mar 2018
AEHS board members Tony Ward and Tom Fey are coordinating with president Kim McCutcheon to collect and distribute information we believe to be of interest to our membership. This could include photographs, links, or documents, and the newsletter will go out by email four times a year during the 2018 trial period. Our goal is increase utilization of the AEHS web site, participation in the Society, and stimulate discussion on topics of interest to the AEHS.
We encourage our members to utilize the AEHS web site for the latest additions.
The latest web site entries can found on the bottom of the home page (http://www.enginehistory.org/).
The Links section (seventh from the bottom on the left side of the home page) contains links to myriad topics and videos submitted by AEHS members.
For the latest AEHS discussion as well as to submit comments on the Newsletter, please see the Members Only (Private) => Members Discussion section of the AEHS Bulletin Board or submit your comments by email to
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Want an 8 horsepower, two cylinder, two stroke 1944 drone engine in runnable condition? How about an R-4360? Both are available, just log into the AEHS Bulletin Board / For Sale
Facebook sites of potential interest to the AEHS
The Secret Horsepower Race is administered by AEHS member and 2016 AEHS Convention presenter Calum Douglas. Calum is researching the development of the German WWII engines from original source material in various British, German, and private archives.
WWII Dronehead co-adiministered by AEHS member Tom Fey. The site is dedicated to the history of the technology, engines, and restoration of the WWII gunnery target drones.
Antique Aircraft Parts Exchange is a clearinghouse for all sorts of engines, engine parts, propellers, instruments, and airframe parts for predominantly civil aircraft.
Modern Casting of Engine Components
Reverse engineering and modern production of vintage engine parts.
Photographs and additional information regarding the casting of an inverted four cylinder Renault crankcase using this new technology.
Video of Rolls-Royce V-1650 Engine Run
Jay Leno's garage's excellent production on Graham Whites old Merlin we all saw at the first AEHS Convention in Rantoul, Illinois.