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I don't know if it's common knowledge, but this rare and famous engine is on display at the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH.

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wow never knew they ever made any kind of diesel! thats cool!

thanks for sharing

Hank

Hank - since you weren't aware of it, you'll probably really enjoy reading the history of the diesel aircraft engine program. It was covered several times in PAC's publications, and is covered extensively in Robert Neal's book on the non-automotive Packard engines. I believe one of the endurance records it set stood for about a half-century. The program pretty much came to an end with the death in a flying accident of Lt. Woolson who was Packard's leader of the program. Lt. Woolson & his wife (also part of the program) received about 177 patents on this program which were all assigned to the Packard Motor Car Company.

PS - interestingly, the 177 patents on the diesel radial represents about 10% of all the patents ever assigned to the Packard Motor Car Company, which shows the importance Packard assigned to the project at the time.

Up until the 60s there was a Packard radial engine on display at he Franklin Institute of Science in Philadelphia. It may even still be there as I have not visited since that time.

I may be mistaken, but I believe there is one of these amazing engines on display at the Pioneer Village out in Minden, Nebraska. Need to double check on that! Packard held an in-flight record with the Radial Diesel.