Napier Lion engine family
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The Napier Lion engine family was a series of powerful British W12 aircraft engines widely used in military and racing aircraft during the 1920s and 1930s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft engine family
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liquid-cooled piston engine ⓘ |
| application |
aircraft propulsion
ⓘ
high-speed boats ⓘ land speed record cars ⓘ |
| bankAngle | 60 degrees between banks (typical) ⓘ |
| bankArrangement | three banks of four cylinders ⓘ |
| configuration | W12 ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderCount | 12 ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1918 ⓘ |
| era |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| firstRun | 1917 ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| manufacturer | D. Napier & Son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
powered Schneider Trophy racing seaplanes in the 1920s
ⓘ
used in early land speed record cars ⓘ |
| notableFeature | compact high-power design for its time ⓘ |
| notableRecord | powered Malcolm Campbell’s Blue Bird to land speed records in the late 1920s ⓘ |
| notableUse |
Airco DH.9A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fairey IIIF NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloster IV racing seaplane NERFINISHED ⓘ Napier-Campbell Blue Bird land speed record car NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine S.4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine S.5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine S.6 (early development and trials) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Vimy (later variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Napier Lion II
NERFINISHED
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Napier Lion III NERFINISHED ⓘ Napier Lion V NERFINISHED ⓘ Napier Lion VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Napier Lion XI NERFINISHED ⓘ Napier Lion XIA NERFINISHED ⓘ Napier Lion XIAF (marine) NERFINISHED ⓘ Napier Lion XIB NERFINISHED ⓘ Napier Lion XIR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutputRange | approximately 450–1,300 horsepower depending on variant ⓘ |
| primaryUsePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| status | out of production ⓘ |
| successor |
Napier Dagger engine family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napier Rapier engine family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
military aircraft
ⓘ
racing aircraft ⓘ |
| valvesPerCylinder | 4 ⓘ |
| valvetrain | dual overhead camshaft ⓘ |
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