Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 31-Jan-2020

British Anzani Engines Co. Ltd. manufactures the French Anzani engines under license.

-The company was established in 1913 and they started with the 3-cylinder (off-center) up to the 14-cylinder radial engines.

British-Anzani 3-cylinder engine
"British-Anzani 3-cylinder engine"

British-Anzani 6-cylinder engine
"British-Anzani 6-cylinder engine."

British-Anzani 10 cilindros”
"British-Anzani 10-cylinder"

-The British Anzani 10-cylinder could deliver 100 hp like the one above, or 125 hp like the one below, seen from behind. Already in 1914, "British Anzani Engine Co. Ltd." offered a 125 hp, 10-cylinder, radial engine.

British-Anzani ad from 1914
"British-Anzani ad from 1914"

British-Anzani ad from 1920
"British-Anzani ad from 1920"

-In 1920 this company had the "sole building and selling rights for the British Empire and dependencies", as stated in the announcement.

British-Anzani 10-cylinder
"British-Anzani 10-cylinder"

-This 10-cylinder engine had two rows with 5 cylinders each.

-The six-cylinder was composed of two three-cylinder rows.

British-Anzani 14 cylinder engine
"British-Anzani 14 cylinder engine"

-Likewise, the 14-cylinder engine that gave 200 hp had two rows of 7 cylinders coupled together.

-All Anzanis made in England used Bosch magnetos and KLG spark plugs.

From appendix 9: We must expand the main text drawing attention to the brand's evolution. In the first agreements that were made with French Anzani included the Coventry Ordnance Works Ltd., which was renamed British Vulpine engine Co, in 1920.

-And finally it was called British Anzani Engineering Ltd.

-In 2003 appears a new British Anzani that was renamed Anzani Ltd., in 2006. This company is not related to aeronautics.

From Appendix 10: They presented and manufactured engines from the French Anzani brand. Among the main ones:
-The 3-cylinder fan range (25 hp).
.The 3-cylinder Y (25-33 hp).
-The 6-cylinder radials (40-45 and 50-55 hp).
-The 10-cylinder radials (60-65, 70-80, 80-90, 100 and 125 hp)
-The 20-cylinder (200 hp).

We have found some old ads where British Anzani announces a 20-cylinder radial engine. We include two of these ads below.

British Anzani ad for the 20-cylinder engine

British Anzani ad for the 20-cylinder engine
"Two ads for the 20 cylinder engine"

British Anzani - Ad for the 10-cylinder engine
"Ad for the 10-cylinder engine"

Engines of BRITISH ANZANI Eng

Model: 10 cyls

British-Anzani 10-cylinder engine

"British-Anzani 10-cylinder engine"

Model: 14 cyls

British-Anzani 14-cylinder engine

"British-Anzani 14-cylinder engine"

Model: 20 cyls

British-Anzani 20-cylinder radial engine

"British-Anzani 20-cylinder radial engine"

Model: 3 cyl. Fan

Model: 3 cyls. Y

British-Anzani 3-cylinder engine

"British-Anzani 3-cylinder engine"

Model: 6 cyls

British-Anzani 6-cylinder engine

"British-Anzani 6-cylinder engine"