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Petters Limited (known as JB Petter & Sons of Yeovil until 1910), were a maker of stationary petrol and diesel engines from 1896 onwards. [1] In 1915 Petter founded Westland Aircraft Works (renamed " Westland Aircraft " in 1935).
The Associated British Oil Engine Company (ABOE) was a British engineering company. It started life as a combine, similar to Agricultural & General Engineers. Petters Limited joined ABOE in 1937. [1] J&H McLaren & Co. was sold to ABOE in 1943, although it may have been a member from an earlier date.
During his first two years at Cambridge he focused his studies on subjects relevant to oil engines, the traditional product of Petters Limited, but in his third year he concentrated on aerodynamics and aircraft engineering. [3] In 1929 he was awarded a first class in the mechanical sciences tripos and shared the John Bernard Seely prize in ...
These engines responded very well to supercharging, typically using a piston type charger (e.g. DKW SS 350), though the 1939 250 and 350 US models used rotary superchargers. Zoller had something rather larger in mind, and his 12-cylinder 1500cc racing engine (with twin Zoller superchargers) produced 200 bhp - he also made a 723cc eight cylinder ...
1895 First oil engines made by Petters. 1910 Petters Ltd founded. 1929 First diesel engines produced by R A Lister in Dursley. 1960s/1970s peak employment of over 5,000; 1986 R A Lister and Petters Ltd merged to form Lister Petter Ltd. 2004/2005 Lister Petter sees unprecedented growth and re-investment in its core products; 2013 Goes into ...
Perkins Engines was created to build high speed diesel engines. Francis Arthur Perkins was the businessman, and Charles Chapman provided technical skill. During the Second World War, he designed the Perkins S6 marine diesel engine, which powered the Royal Navy's air-sea rescue craft. He also designed the T1 engine for boats, which was not made.
Production was transferred to the factory of Armstrong Siddeley Ltd in Gloucestershire and in 1958 to the factory of Petters Limited at Staines, Middlesex. The engines built by Petters were designated AS1, AS2 and AS3 to distinguish them from that company's other products. Production ended in 1962 when Petters introduced a replacement range of ...
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