A single seat partially enclosed autogyro. Composite body, airframe of round tubing. Steel parts are T45 and powder coated, alloy members are anodized. Large rudder. Two versions: one with 17 USG tank; one with 15 USG tank and low profile seat to allow a full blown canopy. Designed by Chris Jullian. Engine: Rotax 582 or Honda. Prop: 3 blade wood. Rotor blades: 23’ Rotor Hawk aluminium.
The Wolverine Aeronautic Co, Albion MI., USA circa 1911 was a supplier of home-builders’ kits and materials. They featured two open cockpit biplane models with 25hp (span: 26’0″) and 30hp (span: 30’0″), powered by Wolverine’s own-brand motor.
One machine was reported by Aeronautics to have been built for the Chinese revolutionary party, representatives of which watched it in demonstration at Hempstead, but that “apparently the idea of using aeroplanes was given up at the time.”
The Wolseley Aries III or A.R.9 was a British nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial aero engine that first ran in 1933, it was designed and built by Wolseley Motors. Intended for the military trainer aircraft market few were produced as Wolseley withdrew from the aero-engine market in 1936, see Airspeed Ltd.. A larger capacity version was known as the Wolseley Scorpio, further enlarged versions, the Leo and Libra were test run but did not fly.
Variants: A.R.9 Mk I 203 horsepower (151 kW).
A.R.9 Mk II 205 horsepower (153 kW). Higher permissible rpm version of Mk I.
Scorpio I 250 horsepower (186 kW), (230 bhp at 2,250 rpm), increased bore (111mm x 120 mm) to give a displacement of 9,477 cc, increased compression ratio. Reduction gearing.
Scorpio II and III 250 horsepower (186 kW), designed to run on 87 octane fuel with 6.5:1 ratio.
Leo 280 horsepower (209 kW), few details, not flown or produced.
Libra 390 hp at 6,000 ft. 725 lbs (329 kg). Tested but not flown or produced.
Applications: Airspeed Envoy Hawker Tomtit
Specifications: A.R.9 Aries Mk III Type: 9-cylinder, single row, radial engine Bore: 4.19 in (106 mm) Stroke: 4.75 in (120 mm) Displacement: 588.6 cu in (9.654 L) Length: 42 in (1,067 mm) Diameter: 41.25 in (1,048 mm) Dry weight: 510 lb (231 kg) Valvetrain: Overhead valve Supercharger: Single speed, geared induction fan, slight positive pressure Fuel type: Petrol Cooling system: Air-cooled Reduction gear: Epicyclic spur geared, right-hand tractor, reduction ratio 0.629:1 Power output: 225 hp (168 kW) at 2,475 rpm (maximum power) Specific power: 0.38 hp/cu in (17.4 kw/L) Compression ratio: 5.35:1 Power-to-weight ratio: 0.49 hp/lb (0.72 kW/kg)
The Wolseley Aquarius I or A.R.7 was a British seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial aero engine that first ran in 1933, it was designed and built by Wolseley Motors. Intended for the military trainer aircraft market few were produced, as Wolseley withdrew from the aero-engine market in 1936.
Applications: Hawker Tomtit
A.R.7 Type: 7-cylinder, single row, radial engine Bore: 4.188 in (106 mm) Stroke: 4.75 in (120 mm) Displacement: 458 cu in (7.5 L) Length: 36.4 in (925 mm) Diameter: 40.25 in (1,029 mm) Dry weight: 375 lb (170 kg) Valvetrain: Overhead valve Fuel type: Petrol Cooling system: Air-cooled Reduction gear: Direct drive, left-hand tractor Power output: 170 hp (127 kW) at 2,475 rpm (maximum power) Specific power: 0.37 hp/cu in (16.9 kw/L) Compression ratio: 5.35:1 Power-to-weight ratio: 0.45 hp/lb (0.75 kW/kg)
The Wolseley 160 hp was a British V-8, water-cooled aero engine that first ran in 1910, it was designed and built by Wolseley Motors. Its sole known use was in the ill-fated HMA No. 1 airship which broke in two while being removed from its shed on 24 September 1911.
160 hp Type: eight-cylinder, 90 degree, upright V-engine Bore: 5.0 in (127 mm) Stroke: 7.0 in (178 mm) Displacement: 1,100 cu in (18 L) Fuel type: Petrol Cooling system: Water-cooled Reduction gear: Direct drive, right-hand tractor Power output: 147 hp (110 kW) at 1,200 rpm (maximum power for “short periods”) Specific power: 0.13 hp/cu in (6.1 kw/L)
First run in 1910, the Wolseley 60 hp or Type C was a British liquid-cooled V-8 aero engine that first ran in 1910, it was designed and built by Wolseley Motors. The engine featured water-cooled exhaust ports and employed a 20 lb (9 kg) flywheel. During an official four-hour test the engine produced an average of 55 horsepower (41 kW). A larger capacity variant known as the 80 hp or Type B used an internal camshaft and propeller reduction gear.
Applications: 60 hp Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.1 Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
80 hp Vickers E.F.B.1
Specifications: 60 hp Type: 8-cylinder, upright, 90-degree Vee engine Bore: 3.74 in (95 mm) Stroke: 5.51 in (140 mm) Displacement: 482 cu in (7.9 L) Dry weight: 385 lb (175 kg) Valvetrain: Sidevalve with single external camshaft Fuel system: Single Zenith carburettor Fuel type: 40-50 octane petrol Cooling system: Air-cooled with liquid-cooled exhausts Reduction gear: Direct drive, left-hand tractor Power output: 60 hp (45 kW) at 1,800 rpm (maximum power) Specific power: 0.12 hp/cu in (5.7 kw/L) Power-to-weight ratio: 0.15 hp/lb (0.25 kW/kg)
A glider of Lilienthal type but with a landing ski, built by Ingenieur Alois Wolfmüller from München, Germany, and datable to April 1908. It was a modification of a 1907 biplane glider, modified to monoplane configuration.
Alois Wolfmüller’s “Schlagflügelapparatur”, or “Standflugmaschine”, dated from December 1901. Powered by an 18 hp three-cylinder engine of Wolfmüller’s own design, the ornithopter with three wings in tandem arrangement was apparently able to rise 60 cm off the floor, but was very unstable. It was inspired by an 1868 test-rig of his friend Otto Lilienthal.
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