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Frederickson Engine
The museum currently has two aircraft preservation projects. One of them is being restored while on display in the Chuck Schumacher Aviation Air Park. The other aircraft is being restored and will be added to the Air Park when it is completed.
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The museum currently has two aircraft preservation projects.
One of them is being restored while on display in the Chuck Schumacher Aviation Air Park.
The other aircraft is being restored and will be added to the Air Park when it is completed.
If you know of an aircraft that we might be able to acquire and restore to static preservation state, please let us know.
If you would like to learn more about our preservation projects or help us, please call the museum at 309.663.7632 or email us at info@prairieaviationmuseum.org.
Ask for our Preservation and Maintenance Director John Rice. We always need various kinds of assistance, from manuals, tools, parts and expertise.
Summarize information from Log Book
Our T-33 Shooting Star is on display, but the preservation is not complete.
This Frederickson Model 5A was manufactured in
Bloomington, Illinois in 1916. It is a 5 cylinder, 70 hp, 2-
cycle, radial and rotary type engine designed and built for
aviation use. Its unique design was developed by C. E.
Frederickson – he invented a curved seat intake valve that
required no springs and operated by way of the connecting
rod sliding each valve at the proper timing. It was further
unique in that the engine and propeller (attached to each
other and moving as a unit)
