ABC Mosquito
title: "ABC Mosquito" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1910s-aircraft-piston-engines", "abc-aircraft-engines", "aircraft-air-cooled-radial-piston-engines"] topic_path: "general/1910s-aircraft-piston-engines" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Mosquito" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mosquito |
| engine_type | Radial aero engine |
| national_origin | United Kingdom |
| manufacturer | ABC Motors |
| designer | Granville Bradshaw |
| first_run | 1916 |
| number_built | 1 |
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The ABC Mosquito was a 120 hp (90 kW) six-cylinder radial aero engine designed by the noted British engineer Granville Bradshaw for use in light aircraft. The single Mosquito engine was built by ABC Motors, first running in 1916. It is thought that the design resulted from a bet between Harry Hawker and Bradshaw, Hawker proposing that Bradshaw could not build and fly a six-cylinder radial engine. The Mosquito used copper-plated steel Gnat cylinders. The engine was not a success.
Applications
Specifications (Mosquito)
|ref=Lumsden |type=6-cylinder, single row, air-cooled radial engine |bore=4.33 in (110 mm) |stroke=5.51 in (140 mm) |displacement=487 cu in (8 L) |length= |diameter= |width= |height= |weight=180 lb (82 kg) |valvetrain= Overhead valve, two valves per cylinder |supercharger= |turbocharger= |fuelsystem= |fueltype=Petrol (40-50 Octane rating) |oilsystem= |coolingsystem=Air-cooled |power=120 hp (90 kW) |specpower=0.25 hp/cu in (11.25 kW/L) |compression= |fuelcon= |specfuelcon= |oilcon= |power/weight= 0.66 hp/lb (1 kW/kg)
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .
References
- Lumsden 2003, p.51.
- Lumsden 2003, p.276.
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