Hall-Scott A-7


The Hall-Scott A-7 was an early liquid-cooled aircraft engine manufactured by the Hall-Scott company of Berkeley, California. Using a straight-4 configuration, the engine developed 90 horsepower as the A-7 and 100 horsepower as the A-7a. In service these engines suffered from reliability problems and were prone to catch fire while in operation.

Variants

A-7: The A-7 used the same cylinders as the earlier Hall-Scott A-5. Bore:, stroke:, displacement:, weight:, power: at 1,400 rpm, weight: A-7a: The A-7a used the same cylinders as the earlier Hall-Scott A-5a.

Applications

In 2017 about seven A-7a engines were still in use in Edwardian racing cars, mostly in the United Kingdom.

Engines on display