Lion V
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The Lion V was a prominent version of the Napier Lion aircraft engine, featuring refinements that made it especially successful and widely used in high-performance aircraft of the interwar period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lion V canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napier Lion engine variant
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aircraft piston engine ⓘ |
| applicationDomain | aeronautics ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderCount | 12 ⓘ |
| designGoal |
high power-to-weight ratio
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reliability in high-performance operation ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | W-12 ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| familyRelationship | refined development of earlier Napier Lion marks ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| manufacturer | D. Napier & Son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
improved performance for high-speed flight
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refinements over earlier Napier Lion variants ⓘ widely adopted in high-performance designs ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Napier Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantFor | fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| usedIn |
high-performance aircraft
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military aircraft ⓘ racing aircraft ⓘ record-breaking aircraft ⓘ |
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