Canadian Car Foundry Engine

[johnbr]

Found this on the net It is Two stroke 3000hp runing at 1200rpm.

 

[robwkamm]

interesting .. any more info? year? ever fly etc?

 

[AMCKen]

CCF did built aircraft but also did train stuff. I'd ALMOST guess this to be a locomotive engine of some sort, although it does look like a prop gearbox to the left.

 

[evangilder]

That same photo appears on the Records of the US Air Force Engineering Division at the National Archives II website. It is listed as a CCF OI-4800

 

[AMCKen]

Ah, well, there you go. This is the first I've heard of this engine.

 

[evangilder]

First I have seen it as well. I can't find much else about it. Having owned 2 stroke dirtbikes over the years, I gotta wonder how bad that must have smoked.

 

[AMCKen]

First I have seen it as well. I can't find much else about it. Having owned 2 stroke dirtbikes over the years, I gotta wonder how bad that must have smoked.

Lots of power at low rpm, MIGHT be a diesel.

 

[AMCKen]

Notice that although the thumbnail says OI-4800, the actual picture is "CCF XI-4600.jpg".