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Encyclopedia > Bristol Lucifer
Bristol Lucifer, installed in a LFG V44 "D-669"

The Bristol Lucifer was a three-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft built in the UK in the 1920s. It produced 100 hp (75 kW). Bristol Aeroplane Company logo The Bristol Aeroplane Company (formerly British and Colonial Aeroplane Company) was a major British aircraft company which, in 1959, merged with several major British aircraft companies, to become the British Aircraft Corporation and later still part of British Aerospace, now BAE Systems. ...


Specifications

General characteristics

  • Type: 3-cylinder air-cooled single-row radial engine
  • Bore: 5.75 in (146 mm)
  • Stroke: 6.25 in (159 mm)
  • Displacement: 529 in³ (7.98 L)
  • Diameter: 52 in (1320 mm)
  • Dry weight: 550 lb (250 kg)

Components

  • Valvetrain: Four valves per cylinder, poppet valve
  • Cooling system: Air-cooled

Performance

The radial engine is an internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders point outward from a central crankshaft like the spokes on a wheel. ... A poppet valve is a valve consisting of a hole, usually round or oval, and a tapered plug, usually a disk shape on the end of a shaft also called a valve stem. ... In engineering, specific power (sometimes also power per unit mass or power density) refers to the amount of power delivered by an energy source, divided by some measure of the sources size or mass. ... Power-to-weight ratio is a measure commonly used when comparing various vehicles (or engines), including automobiles, motorcycles and aircraft. ...

Applications

The Parnall Peto was a small seaplane designed in the early 1920s for use as a submarine-carried reconnaissance aircraft. ... This aircraft article has not been updated to WikiProject Aircrafts current standards. ...

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