We think of drone aircraft as a modern technology, ... Chief among those differences were the propulsion systems used, as evidenced by this Franklin 0-805 drone engine. 0:00 / 0:00.

Before the curtain dropped on his bold stroke, Preston Tucker produced 51 cars powered by a modified Franklin aircraft engine. This water-cooled, rear-mounted 334-cubic-inch flat-six produced 166 ...

It came equipped with a 150 hp Franklin engine and a gross weight of 2,150 pounds. The 108-1 saw an increase in gross weight to 2,230 pounds. The 108-2 came equipped with a 165 hp Franklin engine ...

This later became the Franklin Engine Co., specializing in horizontally-opposed, aircraft engines. Preston Tucker even used a Franklin flat six engine, although he converted it to water cooling ...