35 hp
Preserved Viale 35 hp at the London Science Museum
Type Radial aero engine
National origin France
Manufacturer Spirito Mario Viale
First run c.1910
Major applications Avro Type F

The Viale 35 hp was a five-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft use designed and built in France by the Italian engine designer Spirito Mario Viale, that was first run around 1910. It developed 35 horsepower (26 kW). Three- and seven-cylinder variants of the same engine were built, although little is known about them.[1]

Applications

Engines on display

A preserved Viale 35 hp engine is on display at the Science museum in London. This engine is believed to be the unit that powered the sole example of the Avro Type F and was later used in the prototype Bristol Babe designed by Frank Barnwell.

Specifications (Viale 35 hp)

General characteristics

Components

Performance

  • Power output: 35 hp (26 kW)

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

Notes

  1. Lumsden 2003, p. 231.

Bibliography

  • Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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