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ABC 8 hp
1920s British piston aircraft engine
1920s British piston aircraft engine
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 8 hp |
| image | File:ABC8HP.JPG |
| caption | ABC 8 hp installed in the English Electric Wren at the Shuttleworth Collection |
| engine_type | Flat-twin aero engine |
| national_origin | United Kingdom |
| manufacturer | ABC Motors Limited |
| designer | Granville Bradshaw |
| first_run | 1923 |
The ABC 8 hp is an 8 hp (6 kW) two-cylinder aero engine designed by the noted British engineer Granville Bradshaw for use in ultralight aircraft. The engine was derived from a specially tuned motorcycle unit and was built by ABC Motors, first running in 1923.
Applications
- English Electric Wren
- Handley Page H.P.22
- Pegna-Bonmartini Rondine
Surviving engines
The sole surviving English Electric Wren (G-EBNV) flies occasionally at the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden and is powered by an ABC 8 hp engine. With barely enough power to maintain flight the aircraft is assisted into the air by a team of volunteers using bungee cord, after which the Wren lands straight ahead following a short 'hop'.
Specifications (ABC 8 hp)
|power/weight= 0.2 hp/lb (0.32 kW/kg)
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Guttery, T.E. The Shuttleworth Collection of historic aeroplanes, cars, cycles, carriages and fire engines. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire: The Collection, 1969.
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .
References
- Lumsden 2003, p.51.
- [http://www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth_aircraft_details.asp?ID=13 The Shuttleworth Collection - English Electric Wren] Retrieved: 7 February 2009
- Lumsden 2003, p.54.
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