Righter O-45

The Righter/Kiekhaefer O-45 was an air-cooled, two-stroke aircraft engine of flat-twin configuration, used extensively for powering target drones in the late 1940s.

Designed by the Righter Manufacturing Company, the O-45 was also built by the Kiekhaefer Corporation and the Menasco Motors Company.

Variants

 * O-45-1
 * 20 hp version


 * O-45-3
 * 35 hp version


 * O-45-35
 * Navy version of O-45-3

Applications

 * Beecraft Wee Bee
 * Frankfort OQ-16/TD3D
 * Globe KD3G Snipe
 * Globe KD4G Quail
 * OQ-15
 * Radioplane OQ-6
 * Radioplane OQ-14
 * Radioplane OQ-17/KDR
 * Radioplane TDD
 * ULM 811 Ultra Cruiser Ultavia