Guiberson A-1020 | |
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A T-1020 variant on display |
The Guiberson A-1020 is a four-stroke diesel radial engine developed for use in aircraft and tanks.
Design and development[]
Development of the Guiberson diesel engine started in the 1930s with the A-918 and A-980 which was first flown in 1931. It is a single-row direct drive nine cylinder four cycle engine.[2][3]
Operational history[]
Production A-1020's and T-1020's were designed and sold by Guiberson and produced by Buda Engine Co.[2][4]
Variants[]
- Guiberson A-980
- 210 hp - the initial development model for use on aircraft.[2]
- Guiberson A-1020
- 340 hp - production engines for aircraft use.[2]
- Guiberson T-1020
- 250 hp for use in light tanks such as the M5 Stuart [2][5]
Applications[]
- Waco 10 - A-980[2]
- Stinson Reliant - A-1020[2]
- M5 Stuart light tank - T-1020[2]
Survivors[]
- The EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin has a T-1020 on display.
- There is a T-1020 on display at the New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.[6]
- Mustang Airport in Galt, California has three running T-1020's on display.
- There is a Guiberson T-1020 on display at the Western North Carolina Air Museum in Hendersonsonville, NC
Specifications (A-1020)[]
Data from [2] Engine History.org
General characteristics
- Type: 9-cyl air-cooled radial diesel piston engine
- Bore: 5.125 in (130.18 mm)
- Stroke: 5.5 in (139.70 mm)
- Displacement: 1,021 cu in (16.73 l)
- Dry weight: 650 lb (294.84 kg)
- Designer: F. A. Thaheld
Performance
- Power output: 340 hp (253.54 kW)
- Compression ratio: 15:1
- Specific fuel consumption: .42 lb/hp/hr (0.14 kg/kW/hr)
- Oil consumption: 0.33 US gall/hr (1.25 l/hr
- Power-to-weight ratio: 0.52 hp/lb (0.85 kW/kg)
See also[]
- Packard DR-980
References[]
- ↑ "Lightplane Diesel". July 1946.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "Engine History". http://www.enginehistory.org/Diesels/. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ Paul Howard Wilkinson. Aircraft Diesels.
- ↑ The Aeroplane, Volume 59.
- ↑ Arthur William Judge. Aircraft engines, Volume 2.
- ↑ http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=1123 "Guiberson T-1020 Diesel Engine"
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