Hall-Scott A-1

Hall-Scott A-1
Hall-Scott A-1 engine in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Type	Piston aero engine
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Hall-Scott
Designed by	Elbert J. Hall

The Hall-Scott A-1 was an early aircraft engine. Of straight-4 configuration, it developed 40 horsepower (30 kW).

The Hall-Scott Motor Car Company began specializing in the construction of airplane engines in 1911. The Type A-1, the first one they produced, was soon being used on many types of early aircraft.

At the Third International Aviation Meet in Los Angeles in 1912, a Hall-Scott A-1 powered an aircraft designed by Jay Gage of Los Angeles and flown by Charles Stevens. During the 1912 International Aviation Meet in Oakland, Hillery Beachey, brother of famed aviator Lincoln J. Beachey, flew a biplane powered by an A-1.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Type: 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, inline aircraft engine
• Displacement: 251 cubic inches (4.1 l)
• Length: 39 inches (991 mm)
• Width: 17.5 inches (444 mm)
• Height: 28 inches (710 mm)
• Dry weight: 165 pounds (74.8 kg)

Components

• Cooling system: liquid-cooled

Performance

• Power output: 40 horsepower (30 kW) at 1500 rpm

Notes

References

• This article contains material that originally came from the placard at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hall-Scott A-1.

• "Hall-Scott A-1". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 1 January 2011.