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Heath-Henderson B-4

Field	Value
name	Heath-Henderson B-4
image	Heath-Henderson B-4 engine.jpg
caption	Heath-Henderson B-4 aircraft engine on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
engine_type	Piston aero engine
manufacturer	Heath-Henderson
national_origin	United States
first_run	1927
major_applications	Heath V Parasol

The Heath-Henderson B-4 engine was a motorcycle piston engine modified for use in aircraft.

"The Heath Airplane Company's Model B-4 was an in-line, four-cylinder, air-cooled Henderson motorcycle engine converted for use in aircraft by modifying the lubrication system and the valves. The B-4 mainly powered the small and economical Heath Parasol monoplane, which Heath sold in kit form for homebuilders in the 1920s and '30s."

"The low-cost, reliable Henderson motorcycle engine was well-suited for the Heath airplane design because it helped make sport flying affordable for many people. Service was simple and economical because parts were cheap and easy to obtain throughout the country."

Variants

Church Marathon J-3 :The Marathon J-3 was a modification of the Heath-Henderson B-4 engine, used for light aircraft in the 1930s, by the Church Airplane and Mfg. Co, primarily for the Church Midwing JC-1. The Marathon J-3 cost $350 in 1932.

Applications

Church Midwing JC-1
Doromy Bath Tub
Heath Parasol

Engines on display

There is a B-4 on display at the New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.

Specifications

:::(Marathon J-3 - 2.806 in)

:::(Marathon J-3 - 108 cuin) :::(Marathon J-3 - 46.5 hp) |power/weight=

Notes

References

This article contains material that originally came from the placard at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

References

Popular Aviation. (August 1932)
http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=1127 "Heath-Henderson B-4"
(1938). "Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1938". Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd.

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