ABC 8 hp
{{Short description|1920s British piston aircraft engine}}
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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.Lumsden 2003, p.51.
Applications
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'.[http://www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth_aircraft_details.asp?ID=13 The Shuttleworth Collection - English Electric Wren] Retrieved: 7 February 2009
Specifications (ABC 8 hp)
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|ref=LumsdenLumsden 2003, p.54.
|type=2-cylinder air-cooled flat-twin
|bore=2.72 in (69 mm)
|stroke=2.13 in (54 mm)
|displacement=24.76 cu in (404 cc)
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|weight=41 lb (18.6 kg)
|valvetrain= Overhead valve, two valves per cylinder
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|fuelsystem= Carburettor
|fueltype=Petrol
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|coolingsystem=Air-cooled
|power=8 hp (6 kW) at 4,500 rpm
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|power/weight= 0.2 hp/lb (0.32 kW/kg)
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See also
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References
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=Bibliography=
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- Guttery, T.E. The Shuttleworth Collection of historic aeroplanes, cars, cycles, carriages and fire engines. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire: The Collection, 1969. {{ISBN|978-0-901319-01-2}}
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. {{ISBN|1-85310-294-6}}.
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External links
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