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

• Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.1
• Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2

80 hp

• Vickers E.F.B.1

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

• Type: 8-cylinder, upright, 90-degree Vee engine
• Bore: 3.74 in (95 mm)
• Stroke: 5.51 in (140 mm)
• Displacement: 482 cu in (7.9 L)
• Dry weight: 385 lb (175 kg)

Components

• Valvetrain: Sidevalve with single external camshaft
• Fuel system: Single Zenith carburettor
• Fuel type: 40-50 octane petrol
• Cooling system: Air-cooled with liquid-cooled exhausts
• Reduction gear: Direct drive, left-hand tractor

Performance

• Power output: 60 hp (45 kW) at 1,800 rpm (maximum power)
• Specific power: 0.12 hp/cu in (5.7 kw/L)
• Power-to-weight ratio: 0.15 hp/lb (0.25 kW/kg)

See also

Comparable engines

• RAF 1

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

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.

External links

• Flight, March 1910 - Side view of the Wolseley 80 hp