Beardmore 160 hp
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| Beardmore 160 hp at the Imperial War Museum Duxford | |
| Type | Piston aero engine |
| Manufacturer | William Beardmore and Company |
| First run | c.1916 |
| Major applications | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7 |
| Number built | 2,556 |
| Unit cost | £1,045 |
| Developed from | Beardmore 120 hp |
The Beardmore 160 hp is a British six-cylinder, water-cooled aero engine that first ran in 1916, it was built by Arrol-Johnston and Crossley Motors for William Beardmore and Company as a development of the Beardmore 120 hp, itself a licensed-built version of the Austro-Daimler 6.
The engine featured cast iron cylinders and mild steel concave pistons. Produced between March 1916 and December 1918, the design powered many World War I aircraft types. It was noted that the engine was not as reliable as its smaller capacity predecessor.
A Beardmore 160 hp has been restored to airworthy condition by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, an aircraft restoration company based in Wellington, New Zealand. The engine was found complete and in a preserved condition in a farm shed in Uruguay, after a complete overhaul and ground test runs the engine powered the company's F.E.2b replica on its maiden flight.
Data from Lumsdenand Jane's
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