Beardmore 160 hp

The Beardmore 160 hp is a British six-cylinder, water-cooled aero engine that first ran in 1916. It was built by Arrol-Johnston and Crossley Motors for William Beardmore and Company as a development of the Beardmore 120 hp, itself a licensed-built version of the Austro-Daimler 6.

Development
The engine featured cast iron cylinders and mild steel concave pistons. Produced between March 1916 and December 1918, the design powered many World War I aircraft types. It was noted that the engine was not as reliable as its smaller capacity predecessor.

Applications

 * Airco DH.3
 * Armstrong Whitworth F.K.7
 * Austin Kestrel
 * Beardmore W.B.II
 * Beardmore W.B.X
 * Central Centaur IIA
 * Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.6
 * Martinsyde G.102
 * Norman Thompson N.T.2B
 * Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2
 * Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7
 * Short Sporting Type
 * Sikorsky Ilya Muromets (No. 182)
 * Supermarine Channel
 * Supermarine Sea King
 * Vickers F.B.14

Survivors
A Beardmore 160 hp has been restored to airworthy condition by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, an aircraft restoration company based in Wellington, New Zealand. The engine was found complete and in a preserved condition in a farm shed in   Uruguay, after a complete overhaul and ground test runs the engine powered the company's F.E.2b replica on its maiden flight.

Engines on display

 * A partially sectioned Beardmore 160 hp is on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford.
 * The Beardmore 160 hp engine installed in the recently restored F.E.2 can be viewed at the Royal Air Force Museum London.