Bentley BR2 aircraft engine
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The Bentley BR2 aircraft engine is a powerful British World War I–era rotary aero engine, notable as one of the largest and most advanced of its type to see operational service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bentley BR2 aircraft engine canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft engine
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piston engine ⓘ rotary engine ⓘ |
| application |
fighter aircraft
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training aircraft ⓘ |
| category |
Bentley aircraft engines
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World War I aircraft piston engines ⓘ rotary aircraft engines ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | single-row radial ⓘ |
| designer | W. O. Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | approx. 25 litres ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | rotary ⓘ |
| era | World War I era ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
last major rotary engine to see widespread service
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represented peak development of British rotary aero engines ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | magneto ignition ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bentley Motors Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
aluminium components
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steel components ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
advanced design for a rotary engine
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one of the largest rotary aero engines to see operational service ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 9 ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
about 230 horsepower
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approximately 170 kilowatts ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| rotationDirection | engine and propeller rotate together ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1918 ⓘ |
| successorTo | Bentley BR1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
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Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
front-line fighter powerplant
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postwar trainer powerplant ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
Gloster Sparrowhawk
NERFINISHED
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Nieuport Nighthawk NERFINISHED ⓘ Sopwith Salamander NERFINISHED ⓘ Sopwith Snipe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valvetrain | overhead valve ⓘ |
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