AB Thulinverken explained
| Former Name: | Enoch Thulins Aeroplanfabrik (1914–1922) |
| Fate: | Merged with Svenska AB Bromsregulator |
| Location City: | Landskrona |
| Location Country: | Sweden |
| Founder: | Enoch Thulin |
AB Thulinverken was a company in Landskrona, Sweden, founded in 1914 as Enoch Thulins Aeroplanfabrik by the airman and aircraft designer Dr. Enoch Thulin. The company became Sweden's first aircraft manufacturer. In 1920, Thulin also started manufacturing automobiles, which continued until 1928. During World War I, the company came into financial difficulties and was reconstructed in 1922 as AB Thulinverken. The manufacturing of brake systems became a main focus of the company. In 1958, Thulinverken merged with Svenska AB Bromsregulator (founded in 1913). The remains of Thulinverken are now a part of SAB Wabco AB, which is owned by the French Faiveley Transport company since 2004.
Products
Aircraft
Aircraft made by AB Thulinverken| Model | Description | Engine | Notes |
|---|
| | Gnome Omega [1] | |
| | | |
| | Benz Bz.II (or Benz Bz.III) | |
| | | |
| Biplane – own design | Thulin A | |
| Biplane – own design | Benz Bz.III or Mercedes | Development of Thulin C |
| Biplane floatplane – licence-built Albatros B.II | Benz Bz.III | Development of Thulin C/Albatros B.II for Navy |
| Biplane | Curtiss V-2 or Benz | Development of Thulin G with alternative powerplants |
| Biplane trimotor bomber – own design | 3 x Thulin A | One tractor engine and 2 pusher engines in nacelles |
| Monoplane – own design | | Development of Thulin B with ailerons |
| Biplane – own design | Thulin A | Development of Thulin E with double bearing engine mount |
| Biplane – own design | Thulin G | Variant of L with horseshoe cowling |
| Biplane | Thulin A | Single-seat fighter, 6 built by the Danish firm of Nielsen & Winther as Type Aa. First flew in January 1917.[2] [3] |
| Biplane – own design | Thulin G | Fighter |
| Biplane – own design | Thulin G | Floatplane fighter based on N | |
Aircraft Engines
- Thulin A (air-cooled, 9-cylinder, 80 hp Le Rhône 9C rotary engine, bore x stroke 105 mm x 140 mm)[4]
- Thulin D (possibly a double-row 9C)
- Thulin E (possibly the water-cooled, 6-cylinder 150 hp Benz Bz.III. Also manufactured by Scania-Vabis.[5]
- Thulin G (air-cooled, 11-cylinder, 100 hp Le Rhône 11F rotary, bore x stroke 105 mm x 140 mm)
Automobiles
Motorcycles
- Thulin MC I
- Thulin MC II
- Thulin MC II
See also
References
Notes
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External links
Notes and References
- The Thulin A's Gnome Omega was sometimes described as a Thulin engine. Although Thulin built Le Rhônes under licence, it is unlikely that Thulin built Gnomes sincehe didn't use the Omega on any other aircraft and it was outdated when he started making engines.
- Web site: A.B. Enoch Thulins Aeroplanfabrik . https://web.archive.org/web/20070629163610/http://www.landskronakultur.se/flyghistoria/6aeta/index.html . Swedish . 29 June 2007 . 10 November 2023. NB Click on 'Aeroplan och motorer' at the top, then click 'M'.
- Kofoed . Hans . Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift . Flying History Journal . Dansk Flyvehistorisk Forening . Danmarks første jager . Denmark's first fighter . Danish . 1977 . 2/1977 . 6–9 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071030125649if_/http://www.landskronakultur.se/flyghistoria/6aeta/aero/pages/jager.pdf . 30 October 2007 . 10 November 2023. See also Archive list of articles 1967-2007
- The Le Rhône 9C and 11F engines were manufactured under a licence acquired by Enoch Thulin from Gnome et Rhône in 1915. They were both derived by Le Rhône from Verdet's original 7-cylinder 50 hp model 7A, with the same piston dimensions. Thulin licence-built engines apparently have a greater power output than the original manufacturer claimed, e.g. the 80 hp Le Rhône 9C mysteriously becomes the "90 hp Thulin A".
- Web site: Bellander . Björn . The Thulin room/The museum of Landskrona . 2013-10-25 . 2014-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141031083204/http://www.bjorns-story.se/private/Enoch%20Thulinhtm/thulinrummet_eng.htm . dead .
