Wolseley 60 hp

60 hp
Preserved Wolseley 60 hp
Type Piston inline aero engine
Manufacturer Wolseley Motors Limited
First run 1910
Major applications Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.1



The Wolseley 60 hp or Type C was a British liquid-cooled V-8 aero engine that first ran in 1910, it was designed and built by Wolseley Motors. The engine featured water-cooled exhaust ports and employed a 20 lb (9 kg) flywheel. During an official four-hour test the engine produced an average of 55 horsepower (41 kW). A larger capacity variant known as the 80 hp or Type B used an internal camshaft and propeller reduction gear.[1]

Applications

60 hp
80 hp

Engines on display

A preserved Wolseley 60 hp is on public display at the Science Museum (London).

Specifications (60 hp)

Data from Lumsden.[2]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also


Comparable engines
Related lists

References

Notes

  1. Lumsden 2003, p. 232.
  2. Lumsden 2003, p. 231.

Bibliography

  • Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.

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