Heath-Henderson B-4

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Heath-Henderson B-4
Heath-Henderson B-4 engine.jpg
Heath-Henderson B-4 aircraft engine on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Type Piston aero engine
National originUnited States
Manufacturer Heath-Henderson
First run1930?
Major applications Heath V Parasol

The Heath-Henderson B-4 engine was a motorcycle piston engine modified for use in aircraft.

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"The Heath Airplane Company's Model B-4 was an in-line, four-cylinder, air-cooled Henderson motorcycle engine converted for use in aircraft by modifying the lubrication system and the valves. The B-4 mainly powered the small and economical Heath Parasol monoplane, which Heath sold in kit form for homebuilders in the 1920s and '30s."

"The low-cost, reliable Henderson motorcycle engine was well-suited for the Heath airplane design because it helped make sport flying affordable for many people. Service was simple and economical because parts were cheap and easy to obtain throughout the country."


Variants

The Marathon J-3 was a modification of the Heath-Henderson B-4 engine, used for light aircraft in the 1930s, by the Church Airplane and Mfg. Co, primarily for the Church Midwing JC-1. [1] The Marathon J-3 cost $350 in 1932.
A Church Marathon J-3 Church-J-3-Engine.jpg
A Church Marathon J-3

Applications


Engines on display

Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1938 [3]

General characteristics

(Marathon J-3 - 2.806 in (71 mm))[ citation needed ]
(Marathon J-3 - 108 cu in (1.77 L))[ citation needed ]

Components

Performance

(Marathon J-3 - 46.5 hp (34.7 kW))[ citation needed ]

Notes

  1. Popular Aviation: 133. August 1932.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=1127 "Heath-Henderson B-4"
  3. Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1938). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1938. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 86d.

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