enginehistory.org Forum Index enginehistory.org
Aircraft Engine Historical Society Members' Bulletin Board
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Liberty- Trego connection?

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    enginehistory.org Forum Index -> WWI Engines
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
jgertler



Joined: 13 Jul 2003
Posts: 9
PostPosted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 09:36    Post subject: Liberty- Trego connection? Reply with quote
Has anybody heard of the Trego Company (U.S. circa 1918) ? It doesn't ring a bell like the Vimalert and Gar Wood and other companies that made marine conversions. I have no reason to suggest it was a marine conversion. But we have just heard of some Trego Co. engine blueprints of small engine parts for (we assume) Liberty engine so they msut have been changing SOMEthing?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
wallan



Joined: 13 Jul 2003
Posts: 252
Location: UK
PostPosted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 09:54    Post subject: Reply with quote
They were based in New Haven, Connecticut, and were one of the group contracted to make the Liberty, supposed to make 500, but only made 2: can anyone confirm this?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
rneal



Joined: 13 Jul 2003
Posts: 10
Location: Washington State
PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 19:36    Post subject: Liberty Reply with quote
wallan wrote:
They were based in New Haven, Connecticut, and were one of the group contracted to make the Liberty, supposed to make 500, but only made 2: can anyone confirm this?
Yes, Trego was a New Haven company that was a contracted Liberty builder. They contracted for 500 engines but the Air Service only accepted 1 (one) and trasferred the contract to Ordnance which were to use them in tanks (where the lower quality of the engine was not so critical). It is doubtful that the total contract was ever fulfilled as the transfer was done in June of 1918 and the war ended on Nov. 11 of that year. Records of the contract were transferred to Ordnance from the Air Service along with the contract. Thus delivery records (which have been found for all Air Service engines) have thus far evaded us. I would guess no more than 250 of the Trego engines were actually conpleted. Would you believe that the one Air Service accepted engine has survived and is currently a running engine and in use. Laughing Robert Neal
_________________
Mr. Neal published books on both Packard and Liberty engines. He died on 20 February 2015.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    enginehistory.org Forum Index -> WWI Engines All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group