1920s British piston aircraft engine
The Armstrong Siddeley Genet is 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. Following the company tradition with a slight deviation the engine was named after the Genet , a catlike animal of the same order but different family.[ 1]
Variants and applications
Genet I
Genet I producing 65 hp.
Genet II
The Genet II produced 80 hp due to an increased compression ratio of 5.25:1.[ 2]
Genet IIA
Also 80 hp and with minor differences to the Mark I.
Engines on display
Two preserved Armstrong Siddeley Genets are on static display at the Shuttleworth Collection , Old Warden , Bedfordshire .
A preserved Genet is on display at the Australian National Aviation Museum , Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
There is a restored Genet at the New England Air Museum , Bradley Int'l Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.
A Genet is on display at the Aviation Heritage Museum (Western Australia) .[ 3]
Specifications (Genet I)
Data from Lumsden .[ 4]
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
See also
Related development
Comparable engines
Related lists
References
Notes
Bibliography
Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines . Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 18. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X .
Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft . Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6 .
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