Beardmore 160 hp
The Beardmore 160 hp is a British six-cylinder, water-cooled aero engine that first ran in 1916, it was built by Arrol-Johnston and Crossley Motors for William Beardmore and Company as a development of the Beardmore 120 hp, itself a licensed-built version of the Austro-Daimler 6.[1]
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| Type | Piston aero engine |
| Manufacturer | William Beardmore and Company |
| First run | c.1916 |
| Major applications | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7 |
| Number built | 2,556 |
| Developed from | Beardmore 120 hp |
Development
The engine featured cast iron cylinders and mild steel concave pistons. Produced between March 1916 and December 1918, the design powered many World War I aircraft types. It was noted that the engine was not as reliable as its smaller capacity predecessor.[2]
Applications
- Airco DH.3
- Armstrong Whitworth F.K.7
- Austin Kestrel
- Beardmore W.B.II
- Beardmore W.B.X
- Central Centaur IIA
- Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.6
- Martinsyde G.102
- Norman Thompson N.T.2B
- Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2
- Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7
- Short Sporting Type
- Supermarine Channel
- Supermarine Sea King
- Vickers F.B.14
Survivors
A Beardmore 160 hp has been restored to airworthy condition by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, an aircraft restoration company based in Wellington, New Zealand. The engine was found complete and in a preserved condition in a farm shed in Uruguay, after a complete overhaul and ground test runs the engine powered the company's F.E.2b replica on its maiden flight.[3]
Engines on display
- A partially sectioned Beardmore 160 hp is on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford.
- The Beardmore 160 hp engine installed in the recently restored F.E.2 can be viewed at the Royal Air Force Museum London.
Specifications (160 hp)
Data from Lumsden[4]and Jane's[5]
General characteristics
- Type: 6-cylinder, inline, upright piston engine
- Bore: 5.59 in (142 mm)
- Stroke: 6.93 in (176 mm)
- Displacement: 1,020 cu in (16.635 L)
- Length: 57 in (1,148 mm)
- Width: 19.9 in (505 mm)
- Height: 31.9 in (810 mm)
- Dry weight: 615 lb (279 kg)
Components
- Valvetrain: Overhead valve
- Fuel system: Twin Zenith carburettors
- Fuel type: Petrol
- Oil system: Gear pump
- Cooling system: Water-cooled
- Reduction gear: Direct drive, right-hand tractor
Performance
- Power output: 186 hp (139 kW) at 1,450 rpm (maximum power)
- Specific power: 0.18 hp/cu in (8.74 kw/L)
- Compression ratio: 4.56:1
- Specific fuel consumption: 0.57 pints per hp/hr
- Oil consumption: 0.3 pints per hp/hr
- Power-to-weight ratio: 0.30 hp/lb (0.5 kW/kg)
See also
Related development
Comparable engines
Related lists
References
Notes
- Gunston 1989, p. 21.
- Gunston 1989, p. 21.
- Beardmore 160 hp restoration thevintageaviator.co.nz - Retrieved: 2 October 2009
- Lumsden 2003, p. 84.
- Jane's 1989, p. 269.
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
- Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1993. ISBN 1-85170-347-0
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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