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Jamo
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Beardmore 160hp restored by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, fitted to their FE2b
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May 18, 2014, 05:15:02 PM »
Thanks to good folk at The Vintage Aviator Ltd for their generous Open Hangar policy which makes it possible for interested members of the public to get up really close to the aircraft in the collection for detail shots like these:
There is a lot of oil leaked around the engine
The cover over the magnetos is much more rounded than WNW have depicted in the FE2b kit.
For the detail afflicted, notice how the oil pump has a sight gauge up one corner:
In the WNW kit the cog is outside the magneto cover, should be inside:
Notice the pipe leading from the head of the radiator to the engine:
This a valuable shot from the TVAL website which shows how the water cooling leads connect to the inlet manifold pipes:
This shot shows various leads at the back of the engine close to the radiator:
Here is a link to the album, which includes more images as well as some hi-res:
http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/Jamo_kiwi/library/Beardmore%20160hp?sort=6&page=1
Cheers
James
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Des
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Re: Beardmore 160hp restored by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, fitted to their FE2b
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May 18, 2014, 05:27:58 PM »
Thanks very much Jamo for psting these images, it is perfect timing as I have just started detailing my Beardmore engine.
Des.
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Nigel Jackson
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Re: Beardmore 160hp restored by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, fitted to their FE2b
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May 18, 2014, 07:07:47 PM »
Super stuff, as ever James. Thank you.
Best wishes
Nigel
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Jamo
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Re: Beardmore 160hp restored by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, fitted to their FE2b
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May 18, 2014, 08:25:08 PM »
And here is an interesting stat: the 160hp Beardmore has a capacity of 1000 cu inches which is about 16.4 litres and its fuel consumption is 13 imperial gallons per hour at full throttle, 1300 rpm
Notice the oil lead coming from underneath the inlet manifold - what its function is I do not know
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Jamo
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Re: Beardmore 160hp restored by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, fitted to their FE2b
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May 18, 2014, 08:39:16 PM »
The 120 hp Beardmore is very similar to the 160hp, visible differences are mostly around the inlet manifold and carburetors. This excellent hi-res photo from Wikipedia shows a 120hp version for a tractor aircraft as opposed to a pusher (inlet manifold is on the starboard side rather than the port side). It is missing the throttle linkages from the carburetors
More photos of the same engine in the London Science Museum by Evan Vsetecka:
The oil pump with all its leads:
http://www.aircraftengine.cz/London/
Could be worth a browse on that website:
http://www.aircraftengine.cz/
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lcarroll
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Re: Beardmore 160hp restored by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, fitted to their FE2b
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May 18, 2014, 11:12:03 PM »
Great photography and very useful info as always Jamo. Thanks for your efforts, and particularly for sharing with all here.
Cheers,
Lance
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Re: Beardmore 160hp restored by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, fitted to their FE2b
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May 21, 2014, 07:06:13 PM »
Many thanks, Jamo. Seeing these photos makes me want to build one more WNW Fee with engine detailing... I see I should have done a few things in a different way.
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Steven Robson
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Re: Beardmore 160hp restored by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, fitted to their FE2b
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June 02, 2014, 05:40:15 PM »
These are lovely photo references Jamo.
I'm rather keen on the Daimler 120 h.p. Aero Motor (1/16 scale by Wiener Modellbau). Is this Beardmore motor a beefed-up (h.p.) version of the Daimler 120?
I think the photos of the oil stains are very interesting. Yours are great reference photos for a motor build.
Steven
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