The ABC Hornet was an 80 hp (90 kW) four-cylinder aero engine designed in the late 1920s by the noted British engineer Granville Bradshaw for use in light aircraft. The Hornet was effectively a double Scorpion and was built by ABC Motors, first running in 1929.[1]

Hornet
Type Flat engine
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer ABC Motors Limited
Designer Granville Bradshaw
First run 1929
Developed from ABC Scorpion

In 1931 the engine was re-designed, including the adoption of the new Hiduminium alloys for the crankcase, exhaust manifolds and pistons.[2]

Applications

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Specifications (Hornet)

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Data from Lumsden[3]

General characteristics

  • Type: 4-cylinder, horizontally opposed, air-cooled piston engine
  • Bore: 4.02 in (102 mm)
  • Stroke: 4.8 in (124.5 mm)
  • Displacement: 243.18 cu in (4 L)
  • Length: 25.5 in (648 mm)
  • Width: 39 in (990 mm)
  • Height: 28 in (711 mm)
  • Dry weight: 225 lb (102 kg)

Components

Performance

See also

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Related development

Comparable engines

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Lumsden 2003, p. 54.
  2. ^ "ABC 'Hornet' Modified". Flight: 335. 17 April 1931.
  3. ^ Lumsden 2003, p.276.

Bibliography

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