Napier aircraft engines

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aircraft engine series of aero engines

Napier aircraft engines were a series of high-performance British aero engines, including notable designs like the Napier Sabre, used primarily in military aircraft during the early to mid-20th century.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Napier Sabre IIA engine 1
Napier Lion 0
Napier Sabre 0

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft engine ⓘ
series of aero engines ⓘ
configuration H-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ
H-24 ⓘ
W-12 ⓘ
coolingSystem air-cooled ⓘ
liquid-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
engineType sleeve-valve piston engine ⓘ
turbo-compound diesel engine ⓘ
turboprop engine ⓘ
era World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ
early 1950s ⓘ
early Cold War era ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
introduced 1917 ⓘ
late 1930s ⓘ
manufacturer D. Napier & Son NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngine Napier Dagger NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napier Eland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napier Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napier Naiad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napier Nomad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napier Rapier NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napier Sabre NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor high power-to-weight ratio ⓘ
innovative multi-bank configurations ⓘ
primaryUse bomber aircraft propulsion ⓘ
fighter aircraft propulsion ⓘ
transport aircraft propulsion ⓘ
technologyType piston aero engine ⓘ
turbo-compound diesel engine ⓘ
turbojet engine ⓘ
turboprop engine ⓘ
usedIn Hawker Tempest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hawker Typhoon NERFINISHED ⓘ
civil aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
usedInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Napier Sabre → category → Napier aircraft engines ⓘ
Martin-Baker MB 3 → powerplant → Napier aircraft engines ⓘ
this entity surface form: Napier Sabre IIA engine