Avro 504K G-ECKE

Yep thats the one, AJD imported it, took the engine and sold on the project.

Guess that shows the rarity of Scarabs in the UK, having to import an aircraft just for its engine??

I suppose the Fairchild F24W Argus were the most common Scarab engines ever brought to the UK?

They were a little more common here in Australia due to the 200 CAC Wackett Trainers built and other spare engines to support them, but very difficult to find one in Australia now days too.

Regards

Mark Pilkington

Yep thats the one, AJD imported it, took the engine and sold on the project.

A bit of an ‘in joke’ Rearwin Cloudster G-EVLE gave up its engine (before restoration)

thanx for clearing that up – smiles

I assume its Melvyn’s?

regards

Mark Pilkington

A bit of an ‘in joke’ Rearwin Cloudster G-EVLE gave up its engine (before restoration)

Correct, and that engine came originally from the Red Beaver based at Popham.

DHC? Beaver??, are normally fitted with a P&W 985 Wasp Junior of 450HP? doubt any have ever had a 165HP or 185HP Warner Scarab fitted?

While the Warner has been the engine of choice for WW1 replica’s wishing to replicate a rotary installation? Today the Australian built Rotec radial would be the logical choice, as Warners are very expensive and scarce and even harder to support with operational spares.

Rotec have a 150HP 9 cyl and 110HP 7 cyl. http://www.rotecradialengines.com/

The 110HP 7 cylinder Rotec would seem perfectly suited to replicate an AVRO 504K in place of the original 100hp Monosoupape, 110hp Le Rhone or 130hp Clerget?

The AH Lynx was a 180HP, 7 cyl, but that engine was understood to be underpowered? so perhaps the 110HP, 7 Cyl Rotec would remain the best “imitation” given the HP of the other original engines above, although in this case the 7 cyl, 165HP Warner might be a better name plate equivalent to the Lynx?

“Shakin Jacobs” are still available fully overhauled in the US, the R755 has 7 cylinders also, and a slightly larger diameter than the Warner, but has a comfortable 200HP to power most replica’s.

regards

Mark Pilkington

Off the top of my head I think it was a Warner Scarab.

Correct, and that engine came originally from the Red Beaver based at Popham.

QANTAS built a couple of replica 504,s about 17 odd years ago when I was a young sprog tinbasher in training.Ross Woodc0ck I think did the work.