Bristol Centaurus
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The Bristol Centaurus was a powerful British air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed during World War II and used in several late-war and postwar military aircraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bristol Centaurus canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft engine
ⓘ
piston engine ⓘ radial engine ⓘ |
| bore | 5.75 in ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderCount | 18 ⓘ |
| cylinderRows | two rows ⓘ |
| designer | Roy Fedden ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| displacement |
3,270 cu in
ⓘ
53.6 L ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | 18-cylinder radial ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1944 ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| family |
Bristol radial engine family
ⓘ
surface form:
Bristol sleeve-valve radial engines
|
| firstRun | 1938 ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company ⓘ |
| maximumPowerOutput | over 3,000 hp ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive postwar service
ⓘ
high power-to-weight ratio ⓘ sleeve-valve radial design ⓘ used in late World War II aircraft ⓘ |
| productionPeriod |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| stroke | 6.5 in ⓘ |
| successorTo | Bristol Hercules ⓘ |
| supercharger | single-stage supercharger ⓘ |
| typicalPowerOutput | 2,500 hp ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
various foreign air forces ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Avro Shackleton prototype
ⓘ
Blackburn Firebrand ⓘ Bristol Beverley ⓘ Bristol Brigand ⓘ Bristol Buckmaster ⓘ Hawker Sea Fury ⓘ Hawker Tempest ⓘ
surface form:
Hawker Tempest II
Hawker Tempest ⓘ
surface form:
Hawker Tempest prototype
Hawker Tornado (prototypes) ⓘ
surface form:
Hawker Tornado prototype
|
| usedInRole |
fighter aircraft engine
ⓘ
fighter-bomber aircraft engine ⓘ naval fighter engine ⓘ trainer aircraft engine ⓘ transport aircraft engine ⓘ |
| valveType | sleeve valve ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bristol Hercules