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I did a search on here and turned up nothing on the Carden Ford aero engine! This was a 1930s, certified conversion of an English Ford auto engine. It had about 1172cc, was cast iron, flat head, weighed a lot for it's power output, and had a reputation for being dead reliable. If you look you'll see that it had dual magnetos, a coolant pump driven directly off the crankshaft, and since it was a 1930s Ford product, most likely an output bearing that was longer than they are today, similar to the model T.
Crankshafts, pistons and rods, cams and valves - they're all pretty much the same whether auto or aero - it's the accessories that make a successful auto conversion, I see no reason that this same proceedure couldn't be used on a modern auto engine. You'd have a somewhat heavy, reliable, and inexpensive engine, and you'd have to design an airframe for it or build a replica of an older design. By the way, these photos came off of the Chilton-aircraft.co.uk web site, I recomend a visit http://www.chilton-aircraft.co.uk/:
Crankshafts, pistons and rods, cams and valves - they're all pretty much the same whether auto or aero - it's the accessories that make a successful auto conversion, I see no reason that this same proceedure couldn't be used on a modern auto engine. You'd have a somewhat heavy, reliable, and inexpensive engine, and you'd have to design an airframe for it or build a replica of an older design. By the way, these photos came off of the Chilton-aircraft.co.uk web site, I recomend a visit http://www.chilton-aircraft.co.uk/:
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