Rolls‑Royce Vulture engine
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The Rolls‑Royce Vulture engine was a British experimental 24-cylinder X-type aircraft piston engine developed in the late 1930s that, despite powering a few early World War II bombers, was ultimately abandoned due to reliability problems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolls‑Royce Vulture engine canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X-24 engine
ⓘ
aircraft piston engine ⓘ liquid-cooled aircraft engine ⓘ |
| approximatePowerOutput |
1750 hp
ⓘ
1800 hp ⓘ |
| bore | 5 inches ⓘ |
| compressionRatio | 6.0:1 ⓘ |
| configuration | X-24 ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designConcept | two Peregrine V-12 engines on a common crankcase ⓘ |
| designDerivedFrom | Rolls-Royce Peregrine ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| developmentLocation |
Derby
ⓘ
surface form:
Derby, England
|
| displacement | about 42 litres ⓘ |
| engineCycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| firstRunDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | carburettor ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of unsuccessful high-output piston engine development ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | dual ignition ⓘ |
| intendedApplications |
heavy fighters
ⓘ
twin-engined bombers ⓘ |
| intendedRole | high-power aircraft engine ⓘ |
| ledToAircraftRedesign | Avro Lancaster ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
insufficient development time
ⓘ
maintenance difficulties ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 24 ⓘ |
| productionStatus | limited production ⓘ |
| programCancelled | 1941 ⓘ |
| propellerDrive | reduction gear ⓘ |
| reasonForAbandonment |
bearing failures
ⓘ
crankshaft failures ⓘ overheating ⓘ reliability problems ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Rolls-Royce Merlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce Merlin (in Avro Manchester derivatives)
|
| status |
abandoned
ⓘ
experimental ⓘ |
| stroke | 5.5 inches ⓘ |
| supercharging | single-stage supercharger ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Avro Manchester
ⓘ
Blackburn B-20 ⓘ
surface form:
Blackburn B-20 (prototype)
Fairey Battle ⓘ
surface form:
Fairey Battle (testbed)
Hawker Tornado ⓘ Vickers Warwick aircraft ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers Warwick (prototypes)
|
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| valveTrain | overhead valve ⓘ |
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