The Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company was an American aircraft engine manufacturer that existed from 1926 to 1956.
A Cessna Bobcat displayed with a Jacobs L-4 (R-755) engine, Pima Air & Space Museum, 2013
A Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine, produced by Jacobs during World War 2
A sectioned Jacobs L-6, Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
Jacobs R-915
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The Jacobs R-915 or Jacobs L-6 is a seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft manufactured in the United States, production started in 1936.
Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company
…vibrate heavily at low rpm, it was given the nicknames Shakin' Jake and Shakey Jake. Later developments included the 285 hp L-5 or R-830, and 330 hp L-6 or R-915. Jacobs was acquired by Republic Industries in 1945, which was in turn acquired by Barium Steel Corporation in 1946. However in 1947, the…
Jacobs engine, BT 13 Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum Mc Minnville, Oregon DSC00478