Beardmore 120 hp

120 hp
Preserved Beardmore 120 hp.
Type Piston aero engine
Manufacturer William Beardmore and Company
First run c.1914
Major applications Airco DH.1
Number built 400
Developed from Austro-Daimler 6
Developed into Beardmore 160 hp

The Beardmore 120 hp was a British six-cylinder, water-cooled aero engine that first ran in 1914, it was built by William Beardmore and Company as a licensed-built version of the Austro-Daimler 6. The engine featured cast iron cylinders and mild steel concave pistons. Produced between August 1914 and December 1918, the design powered many World War I aircraft types.

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