Sunbeam Aero Engines

Author:   Alec Brew
Publisher:   Fonthill Media Ltd
ISBN:  

9781781557945


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   10 September 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Sunbeam Aero Engines


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The first great British aircraft engine manufacturer, the Sunbeam Motor Car Company turned to the sunrise industry of aviation in 1912, and was among the first to buy an aircraft to test their engines, flown by a full-time test pilot, the famous Jack Alcock. Through the First World War Sunbeam was a vital supplier, of both engines and aircraft, particularly to the Royal Naval Air Service. Consistently Sunbeams were the most powerful British engines available, and they were fitted to the first aircraft to torpedo an enemy ship, the only aircraft to fly at the Battle of Jutland, and the first seaplanes to operate in the heart of Africa. After the War they powered the greatest of British Airships the R.34, the first aircraft to fly the Atlantic east to west, and the first to make the double crossing, and the R.33, the British dirigible with the highest flying hours. As Sunbeam reverted to car manufacture their aero engines were fitted to a succession of land speed record-breaking cars, including the first to exceed 150 mph and the first to exceed 200 mph, ironically, faster than any Sunbeam-powered aircraft.

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Author:   Alec Brew
Publisher:   Fonthill Media Ltd
Imprint:   Fonthill Media Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.415kg
ISBN:  

9781781557945


ISBN 10:   1781557942
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   10 September 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Alec Brew was written more than 30 books on the history of the West Midlands and on aviation-related subjects. Alec was born and raised in Wolverhampton, the home of Sunbeam, and he is the chairman of the Staffordshire Aircraft Restoration Team who are working towards the creation of a local transport heritage centre.

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