The Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose is a British five cylinder radial aero engine produced by Armstrong Siddeley. Developed in the 1920s it was used in the Hawker Tomtit trainer and Parnall Peto seaplane amongst others.
[edit] Variants
- Mongoose I
- 1926, 135 hp.
- Mongoose II
- 1930, 155 hp.
- Mongoose III
- 1929.
- Mongoose IIIA
- 1929, civil use.
- Mongoose IIIC
- 1929, Military use based on IIIA.
[edit] Applications
AS Mongoose powered Hawker Tomtit
Note:[1]
[edit] Survivors
An Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose IIIC powers the Hawker Tomtit owned and operated by the Shuttleworth Collection and flies regularly throughout the summer months.[2]
[edit] Specifications (Mongoose I)
Data from [3]
General characteristics
- Type: 5-cylinder single-row radial
- Bore: 5 in (127 mm)
- Stroke: 5.5 in (139.7 mm)
- Displacement: 540 cu in (8.9 L)
- Length: 36.6 in (929.6 mm)
- Diameter: 45.6 in (1158 mm)
- Dry weight: 340 lb (154 kg)
Components
Performance
[edit] See also
- Related development
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
[edit] References
[edit] Bibliography
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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