Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Armstrong Whitworth: Engines

From Graces Guide

Note: This is a sub-section of Armstrong Whitworth

1920 Introduced vertical four-stroke engines in 4, 8 and 13 hp sizes. Only 800-900 built.

1941 The development of the Kadenacy system for two-stroke Diesel engines had generated encouraging results but the British engine builders were too busy to take it up; a licence had been granted to one of the largest engine builders in the USA[1].

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, 27 June 1941
  • A-Z of British Stationary Engines by Patrick Knight. Published 1996. ISBN 1 873098 37 5