Armstrong Siddeley Genet
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The Armstrong Siddeley Genet was a five-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft use built in the UK, first run in 1926. It developed 80 hp at 2,200 rpm in its final form and was a popular light aircraft powerplant.
[edit] Variants and applications
[edit] Genet I
Genet I producing 65 hp.
[edit] Genet II
The Genet II produced 80 hp due to an increased compression ratio of 5.25:1.[1]
[edit] Genet IIA
Also 80 hp and with minor differences to the Mark I.
[edit] Engines on display
Two preserved Armstrong Siddeley Genets are on static display at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, Bedfordshire.
[edit] Specifications (Genet I)
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Type: 5-cylinder single-row radial
- Bore: 4 in (101.6 mm)
- Stroke: 4 in (101.6 mm)
- Displacement: 251.43 cu in (4.1 L)
- Length: 28.5 in (724 mm)
- Diameter: 34 in (863.6 mm)
- Dry weight: 168 lb (76 kg)
Components
Performance
[edit] See also
- Related development
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
[edit] References
- ^ Lumsden 2003, p.69.
- ^ Lumsden 2003, p.68
[edit] Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. pp. 18. ISBN 075094479X.
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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