The Warner Aircraft Corporation of Detroit, Michigan

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 was the manufacturer of the Scarab

Warner Scarab

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 family of radial engine

Radial engine

The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders point outward from a central crankshaft like the spokes on a wheel...

s for airplanes in 1928 through the early 1930s.

History

The first Aeronautical Industries Incorporated Scarab radial engine was produced in November 1927. In October 1927 the company changed name to the Warner Aircraft Corporation. The Scarab Junior

Warner Scarab Jr

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 was introduced in 1930, during 1933 a larger engine the Super Scarab was designed and built. The company did not produce any more engine models and was taken over by the Clinton Machine Company in 1950.

Engines

Year	Name	Model	Military Designation	Rating
1927	Scarab Warner Scarab |-See also:-References:*-External links:*...		R-420	125 hp
1930	Scarab Junior Warner Scarab Jr |-See also:-References:* Gunston, Bill. . World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Patrick Stephens: Wellingborough. p.169*...			90 hp
1933	Super Scarab 165	SS-50	R-500	165 hp
1933	Super Scarab 185	SS-50A	R-550	185 hp