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]

160 hp
Beardmore 160 hp at the Imperial War Museum Duxford
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
Unit cost £1,045
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

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

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

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See also

Related development

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

Notes
  1. Gunston 1989, p. 21.
  2. Gunston 1989, p. 21.
  3. Beardmore 160 hp restoration thevintageaviator.co.nz - Retrieved: 2 October 2009
  4. Lumsden 2003, p. 84.
  5. 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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