Wolseley Viper

Viper
Rear view of preserved Wolseley Viper
Type Piston inline aero-engine
Manufacturer Wolseley Motors
First run 1918
Major applications Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5



The Wolseley Viper is a British-built, high-compression derivative of the Hispano Suiza HS-8 liquid-cooled V-8 engine, built under licence by Wolseley Motors during World War I.

It powered later models of the S.E.5a, SPAD VII and other British or British-built aircraft designed for the Hispano-Suiza.

Variants

Wolseley W.4A Python I
Wolseley W.4A Python II
Wolseley W.4A Viper
Wolseley W.4B Adder I
Wolseley W.4B Adder II
Wolseley W.4B Adder III
Wolseley W.4A Python

Applications

Survivors

The Wolseley Viper powered Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a that is owned and operated by the Shuttleworth Collection remains airworthy and can be seen flying at home displays throughout the summer months.[1]

Engines on display

Specifications (W.4A Viper)

Data from Lumsden[2]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Related development
Comparable engines
Related lists

References

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Notes

  1. Shuttleworth Collection S.E.5A www.shuttleworth.org Retrieved: 24 September 2009
  2. Lumsden 2003, p. 232.

Bibliography

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