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Warner Scarab

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Many of these reliable engines soldier on today, still powering the aircraft to which they were originally mounted. The Warner 145 and 165 hp engines are the most commonly seen of the small radials for US-built pre-World War II era aircraft, in large part because of good parts availability due to the
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A 7-cyl. air-cooled radial engine introduced in 1928. With a bore and stroke of 4.25 inches and a compression ratio of 5.2:1, the Scarab developed 125 hp (93 kW) at 2,050 rpm from 422 cu in (7 L) with a dry weight of 285 lb
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Warner engines are also in demand as realistically sized, though far more powerful, replacement powerplants for many replica or restored World War I era airplanes which were originally fitted with
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Increased cylinder bore to 4.875 inches, developing 185 hp (138 kW) at 2175 rpm from 555 cu in (9 L), with a dry weight of 344 lb (156 kg).
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Increased cylinder bore to 4.625 inches to develop 145 hp (108 kW) at 2,050 rpm from 499 cu in (8 L) with a dry weight of 303 lb (137 kg).
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A 5-cyl. version introduced in 1930 developing 90 hp (67 kW) at 2,125 rpm from 301 cu in (5 L) with a dry weight of 230 lb (104 kg).
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Increased compression ratio from 5.2:1 to 6.4:1 to develop 165 hp (123 kW) at 2,100 rpm with a dry weight of 341 lb (155 kg).
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Alternative designation for the Warner Super Scarab 185 (Primarily a helicopter application).
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in 1928 through to the early 1940s. In military service the engine was designated
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FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS)., Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1938
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engines having been used on World War II Fairchild UC-61s and Meyers OTWs.
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Among the many uses for the Scarab, the engine was fitted to the
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Alternative designation for the Warner Super Scarab SS-50/50A .
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Warner Scarab engine advertisement for 1928 in Aero Digest
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Alternative designation for the Warner Super Scarab 165 .
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Warner Super Scarab

Radial engine
Warner Aircraft Corporation
radial
aircraft engine
Warner Aircraft Corporation
Detroit
Michigan

Museo dell'Aria e dello Spazio
Due Carrare
Province of Padua
Cessna Airmaster
Fairchild 24
Sikorsky R-4
rotary engines
CAC Wackett
Cessna Airmaster
Cessna Model AW
Curtiss XC-10
Davis D-1
Fairchild 22 C7E, C7F
Fairchild 24 C8B
Fleet Model 1
FMA Ae.C.3
General Aristocrat
Gee Bee Sportster Model E
Harlow PJC-2
L-class blimp

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