Gnome Rhone 80 HP

[JVB]

Hi,

I'm a teacher of a technical school in Belgium.

After WWI our school received from Belgian

Army a Gnome Rhone 80 HP rotary airplane engine.

A couple of years ago it was put again in action with succes !

However : what is still missing, is an oildosepump for the engine. The oil has be mixed with the fuel, like in a twostroke- motor.

Now there 's a gearwheel- pump but the quantity is less good.

Can anybody help us ?

From time to time the motor is lent for a local expo on aeroplanes, like at the last Guynemerexposition in Poelkapelle (where I do live actually !) and next year also for the museum at Zonnebeke.

In the future we're dreaming of making a replica aeroplane around it, perhaps a Morane Saulnier Parasol like Guynemer used to fly with during his first victory.

Hope someone can help us in one or another way.

Greetings

Vanbeselaere Johan

VTI Ieper

werkgroep Gnome Rhone 80HP

Poelcapelle 1917 Association

* Tank Group

* Guynemer Comité

[Adrian Roberts]

Johan

You could try the Shuttleworth Collection: http://www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth/index.htm

Or else the America site www.theaerodrome.com They could help you contact the Old Rhinebeck FlyingMuseum in New York who may have access to such a part.

Adrian

[alex_a]

What a cool thing to get hold. Sorry I can't offer any help but I would love to have one on my wall:)

Alex.