The Wolseley Viper is a British-built, high-compression derivative of the Hispano Suiza HS-8 liquid-cooled V8 engine, built under licence by Wolseley Motors during World War I.
Rear view of preserved Wolseley Viper
The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 is a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. It was developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory by a team consisting of Henry Folland, John Kenworthy and
Wolseley Viper
…derivative of the Hispano Suiza HS-8 liquid-cooled V8 engine, built under licence by Wolseley Motors during World War I. It powered later models of the S.E.5a, SPAD VII and other British or British-built aircraft designed for the Hispano-Suiza. Wolseley W.4A Python I (1917) 150 hp (110 kW) – licence produced…
S.E.5a number F904, Old Warden Aerodrome, Bedfordshire, England (2009)
Wooden frame construction
S.E.5a aircraft of No. 32 Squadron RAF. The wartime censor scratched out the serial numbers but left the squadron markings.
James McCudden's S.E.5a (200 h.p. geared Hispano-Suiza with 4-bladed propeller) of No. 56 Squadron RAF.