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Guiberson A-1020

Four-stroke diesel radial engine

Field	Value
name	A-1020 / T-1020
image	File:Guiberson A-1020 diesel aircraft engine - Hiller Aviation Museum - San Carlos, California - DSC03073.jpg
caption	A-1020 on display at the Hiller Aviation Museum
engine_type	Diesel radial engine
manufacturer	Guiberson Diesel Engine Company
designer	Fred A. Thaheld
national_origin	United States
first_run	January 1940
major_applications	Stinson Reliant

The Guiberson A-1020 is a four-stroke diesel radial engine developed for use in aircraft and tanks.

Design and development

Development of the Guiberson diesel engine started in the 1930s with the A-918 and A-980 which was first flown in 1931. It is a single-row direct drive nine-cylinder four-cycle engine.

Operational history

Production A-1020s and T-1020s were designed and sold by Guiberson and produced by Buda Engine Co.

Variants

;Guiberson A-918:Rated at 185 hp - one of the initial development models for use on aircraft. ;Guiberson A-980:Rated at 210 hp - one of the initial development models for use on aircraft. ;Guiberson A-1020:Rated at 310 hp - production engines for aircraft use. ;Guiberson T-1020:Rated at 250 hp - for use in light tanks such as the M-3 Stuart

Applications

M3 Stuart light tank - T-1020
Stinson Reliant - A-1020
Waco 10 - A-980

Surviving engines

A T-1020 is on display at the New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.

Specifications (A-1020)

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References

(July 1946). "Lightplane Diesel". Flying.
"Aircraft Diesels: Chapter 3 - The Guiberson Diesel".
"The Aeroplane, Volume 59".
(1938). "Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1938". Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd.
Arthur William Judge}}{{page needed. (June 2014). "Aircraft engines, Volume 2".
"Guiberson T-1020 Diesel Engine". New England Air Museum.
(1947). "Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947". Sampson Low, Marston & Co.

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