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The Alvis Leonides and Leonides Major were British piston aero-engines that found most use in helicopters Alvis (All-Wise) in Norse mythology was a dwarf. ...


Leonides

The Leonides was developed at the start of the Second World War. it was a nine-clyinder radial engine. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...


Leonides Major

The Major was a 14 cylinder, two row radial developed from the Leonides.


It was used on the Westland Whirlwind helicopter. There have been two Westland Whirlwind aircraft in Royal Air Force history. ...


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French and British Helicopters (1474 words)
Manufactured in England under license from Sikorsky, this British version of the S-51 was powered by a 500-horsepower Alvis Leonides engine, and carried three passengers and a pilot.
It had a cruising speed of 120 miles per hour, a maximum range of 310 miles, and could carry a useful load of 1,5250 pounds.
The 48-foot diameter three-blade rotor was powered by a 550-horsepower Alvis Leonides engine.
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