The Bristol Neptune was a seven-cylinder air-cooled
radial engine
The radial engine is a reciprocating engine, reciprocating type internal combustion engine, internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinder (engine), cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. ...
developed in 1930. It had the same size cylinders as the earlier
Mercury and
Titan
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engines, 5.75 in (146 mm) x 6.5 in (165 mm) which gave a
displacement
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of 1,182
cu in (19.3
L) and produced a maximum of 320
horsepower
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(239 kW). The Neptune was effectively a seven-cylinder version of the Titan.
[Lumsden 2003, p.103.]
Applications
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Bristol Type 110BAE Systems - Bristol Type 110
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Specifications (Neptune I)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
* Lumsden, Alec. ''British Piston Engines and their Aircraft''. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .
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Neptune
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1930s aircraft piston engines