The Armstrong Siddeley Tiger was a British 14-cylinder air-cooled aircraft

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developed by

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in the 1930s from their

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engine. The engine was built in a number of different versions but performance and dimensions stayed relatively unchanged. The Tiger VIII was the first British aircraft engine to use a two-speed supercharger.Gunston 1989, p.18.

Applications

* Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19 * Armstrong Whitworth AW.23 * Armstrong Whitworth A.W.29 *

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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was a British medium/heavy bomber aircraft of the 1930s. It was one of three twin-engined, front line medium bomber types that were in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the outbreak of the World W ...

* Blackburn B-6 * Blackburn B-7 * Blackburn Shark *

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* Fairey G4/31 *

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Engines on display

A preserved Armstrong Siddeley Tiger is on display at the

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Specifications (Tiger VIII)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. * Lumsden, Alec. ''British Piston Engines and their Aircraft''. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .

External links

Oldengine.org
{{ASaeroengines 1930s aircraft piston engines Aircraft air-cooled radial piston engines

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