Carden Aero Engines

Carden Aero Engines

Carden Aero Engines Ltd. was an English aero engine manufacturer. It was based at Heston Airport, Middlesex, UK.

History

Sir John Carden established the company in 1935 as the Flying Flea craze swept Britain. He saw a need for a cheap low powered propulsion unit for ultralight aircraft. The engine was an adaptation of the well proven and reliable Ford 10 Model C motor car engine. The engine was reversed, and a thrust bearing fitted to what was now the front of the engine. The chain drive was replaced by lightweight fibre gears, an 'Elektron' aluminium alloy sump fitted, and dual ignition if requested. There were two cylinder head variants, one with an 'L' shape, the other with a low profile flat head which required a separate header tank. This latter design was adapted for the elegant Chilton DW1 Monoplane of 1936.

Following the death of Sir John in an air accident in December 1935, the company was taken over by Carden-Baynes Aircraft Ltd, and later sold to Chilton Aircraft Ltd, Chilton-Foliat, near Hungerford, Berkshire.

Aircraft using Carden engines

Aircraft that have used the engine are: Carden-Baynes Bee, Broughton-Blayney Brawney, B.A.C. Drone, Kronfield Monoplane, H.M.14 Flying Flea, Perman Parasol, Taylor Watkinson Dingbat, and Chilton D.W.1 Monoplane.

Engine specifications

Carden-Baynes Auxiliary engine of 350 cc designed for the Scud III Auxiliary sailplane.

Carden-Ford


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Carden — can refer to:*John Carden British inventor *John Carden An 19th Century English landlord in Templemore, Ireland *Paul Carden *Sackville Carden * Carden Aero Engines a British airplane engine manufacturer. * Carden, Chester an English town. *… …   Wikipedia

  • List of aircraft engines — ABC Dragonfly at the London Science Museum This is an alphabetical list of aircraft engines by manufacturer. Contents A B …   Wikipedia

  • John Carden — Sir John Valentine Carden, 6th Baronet MBE (February 6 1892 ndash; December 10 1935) was an English tank and vehicle designer. He was the sixth Baronet of Templemore, Tipperary, from 1931.cite book |last=Burgess Wise |first= David|authorlink=… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste des moteurs d'avions — Maintenance sur un General Electric TF39 turbofan d un C 5 Galaxy Cet article est la liste des moteurs d avions par type et constructeur. Voir aussi la Catégorie:Moteur d aviation. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Anexo:Motores aeronáuticos — Mantenimiento y revisión de un turbofan General Electric TF39 de un C 5 Galaxy. Lista de motores aeronáuticos: Contenido …   Wikipedia Español

  • List of aircraft engine manufacturers (alphabetical) — This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present. The most important ones are listed in bold text. A* ABC Motors UK * ADC UK * Aero Adventure Aviation U.S. * Aerojet U.S. * Aeromarine U.S. * Aeronca U.S. * Aerosport U.S. *… …   Wikipedia

  • List of aircraft engine manufacturers by country — This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present, ordered by nationality. The most important ones are listed in bold text.Argentina* IAAustralia* Commonwealth Aircraft CorporationEuropeAustria* Austro DaimlerBelgium*… …   Wikipedia

  • Armstrong Siddeley — Motors Rechtsform Aktiengesellschaft Gründung 1919 Auflösung 1960 Sitz Coventry Branche Fahrzeugbau …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Guy Motors — Ltd Rechtsform Ltd. Gründung 1914 Auflösung 1968 Sitz Vereinigtes Königreich Branche Automobilindustrie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mignet HM.14 — HM.14 at The Science Museum at Wroughton Role Single seat light aircraft …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”