Guiberson A-1020

Guiberson A-1020
A T-1020 variant on display
Type Diesel radial engine
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Guiberson Diesel Engine Company
Designed by Fred A. Thaheld[1]
First run January 1940[2]
Major applications Stinson Reliant
Developed from Guiberson A-980

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.[2][3]

Operational history

Production A-1020's and T-1020's were designed and sold by Guiberson and produced by Buda Engine Co.[2][4]

Variants

Guiberson A-980
210 hp - the initial development model for use on aircraft.[2]
Guiberson A-1020
340 hp - production engines for aircraft use.[2]
Guiberson T-1020
250 hp for use in light tanks such as the M5 Stuart [2][5]

Applications

Survivors

A Guiberson Diesel radial engine at the Frontiers of Flight Museum

Specifications (A-1020)

Data from [2] Engine History.org

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also


References

  1. "Lightplane Diesel". Flying. July 1946.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Engine History". Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  3. Paul Howard Wilkinson. Aircraft Diesels.
  4. The Aeroplane, Volume 59.
  5. Arthur William Judge. Aircraft engines, Volume 2.
  6. Guiberson T-1020 Diesel Engine, New England Air Museum
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