The ENMASA Beta was a Spanish air-cooled
radial engine
The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front, and is ca ...
of the 1950s. A copy of the American
Wright R-1820
The Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 is an American radial engine developed by Curtiss-Wright, widely used on aircraft in the 1930s through 1950s. It was produced under license in France as the Hispano-Suiza 9V or Hispano-Wright 9V, and in the Soviet Uni ...
Cyclone, the Beta was the powerplant of a number of post
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
aircraft, including the Spanish version of the
Junkers Ju 52
The Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed ''Tante Ju'' ("Aunt Ju") and ''Iron Annie'') is a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers.
Development of the Ju 52 commenced during 1930, headed by German Aeros ...
transport, the
CASA C-202 Halcón __NOTOC__
The CASA C-202 ''Halcón'' was a twin-engine transport aircraft, constructed by CASA.
The ''Halcón'' was designed for use on Spain's international air routes. It had tricycle landing gear and a heated/air-conditioned cabin which coul ...
and the
Hispano HA-100
The Hispano HA-100 Triana (named for the district of Seville where the Hispano Aviación plant was located) was a military trainer aircraft developed in Spain in the 1950s. The first aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt after World War II, ...
trainer.
Specifications (Beta B-4)
See also
References
* Bridgman, Leonard. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54''. London:Jane's, 1953.
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