Bristol Perseus
E643951
The Bristol Perseus was a British nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine of the 1930s that pioneered sleeve-valve technology and powered several military and civil aircraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bristol Perseus canonical | 3 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft engine
ⓘ
piston engine ⓘ |
| application |
Bristol Blenheim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Empire flying boat NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington (early variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Lysander (some variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bore | 5.75 in ⓘ |
| category |
1930s aircraft piston engines
ⓘ
Bristol aircraft engines NERFINISHED ⓘ radial aircraft engines ⓘ |
| compressionRatio | 6.75:1 ⓘ |
| configuration | nine-cylinder radial ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderCount | 9 ⓘ |
| designer | Roy Fedden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | Bristol Engine Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Bristol Aquila (sleeve-valve research lineage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | 1530 cu in ⓘ |
| era | 1930s ⓘ |
| firstRun | 1932 ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| influenced | later Bristol sleeve-valve engines ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
improved volumetric efficiency due to sleeve valves
ⓘ
reduced valve gear noise compared to poppet-valve engines ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Perseus XII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perseus XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus XX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pioneeredTechnology | sleeve-valve technology ⓘ |
| powerOutputRange | 580 hp to 930 hp ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1932 ⓘ |
| stroke | 6.5 in ⓘ |
| successor |
Bristol Hercules
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol Taurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
civil airlines operating Short Empire flying boats ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| valveType | sleeve-valve ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bristol Hercules
subject surface form:
Bristol Centaurus