The Wolseley 60 hp or Type C was a British liquid-cooled V-8

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that first ran in 1910, it was designed and built by

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. The engine featured water-cooled exhaust ports and employed a 20 lb (9 kg)

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. During an official four-hour test the engine produced an average of 55

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(41 kW). A larger capacity variant known as the 80 hp or Type B used an internal camshaft and propeller reduction gear.Lumsden 2003, p. 232.

Applications

;60 hp * Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.1 * Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ;80 hp *

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Engines on display

A preserved Wolseley 60 hp is on public display at the

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Specifications (60 hp)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Lumsden, Alec. ''British Piston Engines and their Aircraft''. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .

External links

''Flight,'' March 1910 - Side view of the Wolseley 80 hp
{{Wolseley aeroengines 60 1910s aircraft piston engines