Carden-Ford

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Carden-Ford
TypeLiquid-cooled 4-cylinder in-line piston engine
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturer Carden Aero Engines
First run1935
Major applications Chilton D.W.1
BAC Drone
Developed fromFord 10 car engine
Developed intoCarden-Ford S.P.1 (40 hp)

The Carden-Ford was a 1930s British aero-engine modified from a Ford motor car engine by Carden Aero Engines

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The company saw a need for a cheap low-powered propulsion unit for ultralight aircraft and the engine was an adaptation of the well-proven and reliable Ford 10 Model C motor car engine. The engine was reversed, and a thrust bearing fitted to what was now the front of the engine. The chain drive was replaced by lightweight fibre gears, an Elektron aluminium alloy sump fitted, and dual ignition if requested. There were two cylinder head variants, one with an 'L' shape, the other with a low-profile flat head which required a separate header tank. This latter design was adapted for the elegant Chilton Aircraft Ltd Chilton D.W.1 Monoplane of 1936.

Variants

Carden-Ford 31 hp 4-cylinder [1]
A much modified Ford 10 car engine.
Carden-Ford S.P.1 [1]
Further development of the 31 hp engine, with a centric supercharger, 1.1:1 gear ratio, splined propeller shaft extension and horizontal mounting for flush wing mounting. Used exclusively on the Carden-Baynes Bee

Application

Engine specifications (Carden-Ford 31 hp 4-cylinder)

Data from British Piston Engines and their Aircraft [1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lumsden 1994

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