Bristol Mercury
E564907
The Bristol Mercury was a widely used British nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed in the 1920s–30s and fitted to numerous European fighter and bomber designs.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft engine
ⓘ
piston engine ⓘ |
| applicationType |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
light bomber aircraft ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| bore | 5.75 in ⓘ |
| compressionRatio | 5.3:1 ⓘ |
| configuration | nine-cylinder radial ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer | Roy Fedden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Bristol Aeroplane Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStartDate | 1920s ⓘ |
| displacement |
1,520 cu in
ⓘ
24.9 L ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| family | Bristol radial engine family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRunDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | carburettor ⓘ |
| inServicePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| licenseBuiltBy |
NOHAB
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PZL NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| licenseBuiltIn |
Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high power-to-weight ratio for its time
ⓘ
short-stroke design ⓘ sleeve-valve development precursor ⓘ |
| propellerDrive | reduction gear ⓘ |
| relatedEngine |
Bristol Jupiter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol Pegasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stroke | 6.5 in ⓘ |
| successor | Bristol Taurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supercharger | single-stage supercharger ⓘ |
| typicalPowerOutput |
600–900 hp range
ⓘ
800 hp ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedOnAircraft |
Avro Anson (early versions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol Blenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol Bulldog NERFINISHED ⓘ Fokker D.XXI NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloster Gladiator NERFINISHED ⓘ PZL P.11 NERFINISHED ⓘ PZL.23 Karaś NERFINISHED ⓘ PZL.37 Łoś NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Lysander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valvetrain | overhead poppet valves ⓘ |
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