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List of aircraft engines<\/h2>\n

This<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>alphabetical<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>list<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>aircraft<\/span>\u00a0engines<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>manufacturer<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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ABC<\/span>\u00a0Motors<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

ABC<\/span>\u00a0Motors<\/span>\u00a0Limited<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(A<\/span><\/b>ll<\/span>\u00a0B<\/span><\/b>ritish<\/span>\u00a0(Engine<\/span>)\u00a0C<\/span><\/b>ompany<\/span>)\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0Hersham<\/span>,\u00a0Surrey<\/span>,\u00a0England<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0manufacturer<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0cars<\/span>,\u00a0aircraft<\/span>,\u00a0motor<\/span>\u00a0scooters<\/span>,\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0engines<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0road<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0air<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Established<\/span>\u00a0by<\/span>Ronald<\/span>\u00a0Charteris<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0Byfleet<\/span>,\u00a0Surrey<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a01912<\/span>,\u00a0it<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0bought<\/span>\u00a0by<\/span>\u00a0Sopwith<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a01919<\/span>\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0company<\/span>\u00a0attempted<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0diversify<\/span>its<\/span>\u00a0activities<\/span>\u00a0following<\/span>\u00a0World<\/span>\u00a0War<\/span>\u00a0I<\/span>.\u00a0Sold<\/span>\u00a0again<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a01921<\/span>\u00a0when<\/span>\u00a0Sopwith<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0bankrupted<\/span>,\u00a0it<\/span>\u00a0continued<\/span>\u00a0its<\/span>\u00a0activities<\/span>\u00a0until<\/span>\u00a0it<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0absorbed<\/span>\u00a0into<\/span>\u00a0Vickers<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a01951<\/span>.\u00a0Its<\/span>\u00a0chief<\/span>\u00a0designer<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0Granville<\/span>\u00a0Bradshaw<\/span>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The<\/span>\u00a0ABC<\/span>\u00a0radial<\/span>\u00a0aero<\/span>\u00a0engines<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0WW1<\/span>\u00a0period<\/span>\u00a0were<\/span>\u00a0extremely<\/span>\u00a0advanced<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0their<\/span>\u00a0time<\/span>,\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0were<\/span>\u00a0initially<\/span>\u00a0thought<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0very<\/span>\u00a0promising<\/span>\u00a0indeed<\/span>. \u00a0Unfortunately<\/span>\u00a0they<\/span>\u00a0were<\/span>\u00a0all<\/span>\u00a0more<\/span>\u00a0or<\/span>\u00a0less<\/span>\u00a0plagued<\/span>\u00a0by<\/span>\u00a0problems<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0although<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0number<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>types<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Royal<\/span>\u00a0Air<\/span>\u00a0Force<\/span>\u00a0were<\/span>\u00a0designed<\/span>\u00a0around<\/span>\u00a0ABC<\/span>\u00a0engines<\/span><\/p>\n

(especially<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0ill<\/span>–fated<\/span>\u00a0Dragonfly<\/span><\/b>)\u00a0none<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0these<\/span>types<\/span>\u00a0were<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0see<\/span>\u00a0squadron<\/span>\u00a0service<\/span>\u00a0with<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0RAF<\/span>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>ABC<\/span>\u00a0also<\/span>\u00a0made<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0large<\/span>\u00a0number<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0engines<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0electrical<\/span>\u00a0generators<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0other<\/span>\u00a0purposes<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a0mostly<\/span>\u00a0with<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0flat<\/span>\u00a0twin<\/span>cylinder<\/span>\u00a0layout<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0unusual<\/span>\u00a0exhaust<\/span>–over<\/span>–inlet<\/span>\u00a0valve<\/span>\u00a0configuration<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0One<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0these<\/span>\u00a0holds<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0distinction<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0being<\/span>possibly<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0first<\/span>\u00a0airborne<\/span>\u00a0APU<\/span>\u00a0when<\/span>\u00a0installed<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0power<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0searchlight<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Supermarine<\/span>\u00a0Nighthawk<\/span>\u00a0‘Zeppelin<\/span>killer<\/span>‘.<\/p>\n