Rolls-Royce Condor
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The Rolls-Royce Condor was a powerful British V12 aircraft piston engine developed in the early 20th century and used in large bombers and airliners of the interwar period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Condor canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
V12 engine
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aircraft piston engine ⓘ liquid-cooled aircraft engine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Condor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| application |
airliner
ⓘ
bomber aircraft ⓘ |
| bore | 139.7 mm ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | V ⓘ |
| cylinders | 12 ⓘ |
| designer | Henry Royce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal | high power for large multi-engined aircraft ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1917 ⓘ |
| displacement |
36.7 litres
ⓘ
approximately 2,240 cubic inches ⓘ |
| displayedAt | various aviation museums in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | 60-degree V12 ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| firstRun | 1918 ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish Rolls-Royce reputation in large aero engines ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high power output for interwar period
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large displacement for its era ⓘ used primarily in large multi-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
about 650 hp in early versions
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up to about 800 hp in later versions ⓘ |
| productionEnd | late 1920s ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1919 ⓘ |
| stroke | 190.5 mm ⓘ |
| successor |
Rolls-Royce Buzzard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Kestrel (in some roles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm flying boats) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Blackburn Iris
NERFINISHED
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Blackburn Perth NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairey IIIF (some variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page H.P.42 (early trials/related studies) ⓘ Vickers Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Vimy Commercial NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland DH.34 (experimental/limited) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | interwar military operations and colonial policing ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
long-range bomber
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long-range transport ⓘ maritime patrol flying boat ⓘ |
| valvetrain | overhead camshaft ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
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