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Aero Engine - Sunbeam-Coatalen Maori 1, Airship Engine, circa 1918
Reg. No: ST 017924
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- Summary:
- The Sunbeam-Coatalen engine was made by the Sunbeam Motor Car Company Ltd at Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom. It is a V-12, liquid-cooled engine producing 273 horsepower and fitted with four Claudel Hobson carburettors. It was intended primarily for use in airships during the First World War but was used in many types of service aircraft including the second prototype of the well-known Vickers Vimy bomber.
The Museum's Type 1 example carries the serial no. 1-250-23. This example may be a Sunbeam Afridi engine converted to Maori 1 configuration during production - Acquisition Information:
- Loan & Subsequent Donation from Science Museum (London), 1929
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 987.8 mm (Height), 959.8 mm (Width), 1569.9 mm (Length) |
| Weight: | 507 kg (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | aero engines, internal combustion engines, world war i 1914-1918 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Transport Collection |
| Primary Classification: | AIR TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Aero Engines |
| Tertiary Classification: | reciprocating propeller engines |
| Manufacturer: | Sunbeam Motor Car Co Ltd, England, Great Britain, 1923 |
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