Dyna-Cam Photo History
This page contains a large number of photos that taken when the Dyna-Cam Engine Company was being run by the company founders. A few are post Aero Marine Engine Company/Axial Vector Engine Company take over of Dyna-Cam in July of 2003. All of the photos were taken prior to the disastrous move to Ronkonkoma, New York. Most of the photos were taken at the Torrance, CA Dyna-Cam facility.
New Dyna-Cam Engine on stand
The new three piece block engine on an assembly stand. Almost all of the external accessories and parts are installed.
The major parts of the current engine
Comparing this photo with the one on the right, the major parts of the seventh generation of engine and the forth generation look almost the same. But the third block piece and the separate heads are the key to the improved manufacturability.
Original Hermann engineering group
This photo is circa 1948. Dr. Hermann is on the left. Engineers and machinists are to the right. In the foreground is the third or fourth generation of the engine.
Dennis Palmer on the Demo Trailer
This photo shows the Dyna-Cam engine running on the demonstration trailer. This trailer was at a number of airshows. It allowed people to see, hear, and feel the smoothness of the engine.
Full Size Model
In order to demonstrate the small size of the Dyna-Cam engine, several full size foam models of the engine were made. These could actually be carried around without needing a portable crane.
First Generation Engine
This photo of a 1st generation emgine is rare. The 1st generation engine used a cast iron block. The open ring on the right end of the engine is the exhaust manifold. It collects all six cylinders on that end of the engine with the outlet port on the bottom.
Haas CNC-1
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Haas CNC-2
The photo on the left shows one of the two haas CNC machines that the Dyna-Cam company purchased. The Dyna-Cam engine company paid over $200,000.00 to purchase the two haas CNC machines. That purchase provided them with the ability to machine inhouse, any and all of the parts that go into the Dyna-Cam engine. These pictures show some of the fixtures that had to be made to hold the raw parts for machining. The above photo shows a head casting monted on a fixture for machining.
This is one of the two machines that were wrecked by the Aero Marine Engine/AVEC group during the move to New York.
Haas CNC-3
Dennis Palmer setting up the machine for a run.
Haas CNC-4
This photo shows a head casting being mounted on the fixture.
Haas CNC-5
Inside the working cavity of the CNC machine.
Haas CNC-6
Another fixture.