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ABC Scorpion
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The ABC Scorpion is a 30 hp (22 kW) two-cylinder aero engine designed by the noted British engineer Granville Bradshaw for use in light aircraft. The engine was built by ABC Motors Limited and first ran in 1921.[1]
Contents
Variants
- Scorpion I
- 1923, 30 hp (22 kW)
- Scorpion II
- 1924, 34 hp (25 kW), increased bore and stroke.
Applications
- ABC Robin
- Boulton Paul Phoenix
- BFW M.19
- BFW M.23
- Comper Swift
- de Havilland Humming Bird
- Hawker Cygnet
- Heath Parasol
- Hendy Hobo
- Henderson-Glenny Gadfly
- Kay Gyroplane
- Luton Minor
- Mignet Pou-du-Ciel
- Parmentier Wee Mite
- SAI KZ I
- Short Satellite
- Snyder Buzzard
- Wheeler Slymph
- Westland Woodpigeon
Survivors
The only ANEC II (G-EBJO) flies regularly at the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden and is powered by a Scorpion II.
Specifications (Scorpion I)
See also
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References
Notes
- ↑ Gunston 1989, p.9.
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
- Guttery, T.E. The Shuttleworth Collection. London: Wm. Carling, 1969. Template:OCLC
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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