Rolls-Royce Peregrine
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The Rolls-Royce Peregrine was a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine developed in the late 1930s as a compact, higher-performance evolution of earlier Rolls-Royce fighter engines, notably used in aircraft such as the Westland Whirlwind.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Goshawk | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
V-12 engine
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aircraft engine ⓘ |
| application | twin-engined fighters ⓘ |
| boreType | liquid-cooled inline cylinders ⓘ |
| category | piston aircraft engine ⓘ |
| compressionRatioClass | high for its time ⓘ |
| configuration | V-12 ⓘ |
| coolant | water-glycol mixture ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | 60-degree V ⓘ |
| cylinders | 12 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Rolls-Royce Kestrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Rolls-Royce engineering team ⓘ |
| designGoal | higher power-to-weight ratio than Kestrel ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| displacementClass | around 21 litres ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
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| firstRun | late 1930s ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | carburetted ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | dual ignition ⓘ |
| intendedAs | compact high-performance fighter engine ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | military aviation ⓘ |
| notableAircraft | Westland Whirlwind fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
compact size for its power class
ⓘ
designed for twin-engine fighter layouts ⓘ |
| powerOutputClass | around 880 hp ⓘ |
| productionStatusDuringWWII | limited production ⓘ |
| propulsionType | reciprocating internal combustion ⓘ |
| reasonForLimitedUse |
focus on Merlin production
ⓘ
insufficient development priority ⓘ |
| reliabilityIssues | developmental problems ⓘ |
| role | fighter aircraft engine ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successorInServiceRole | Rolls-Royce Merlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Rolls-Royce Merlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyLineage | Rolls-Royce Kestrel family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Fairey P.4/34 prototype
NERFINISHED
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Gloster F.9/37 NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Whirlwind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| valvetrain | overhead camshaft ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rolls-Royce Goshawk
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Vulture