- Armstrong Siddeley Hyena
The Armstrong Siddeley Hyena was a British aero engine developed by
Armstrong Siddeley . Developed in the 1930s it was an unusual experimental radial engine that was flown using anArmstrong Whitworth A.W.16 fighter aircraft as a test bed. Problems with cooling of the rear cylinders meant that this engine did not go into production. Few details of this engine survive as company records were lost.Lumsden 2003, p.76.]pecifications (Hyena)
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type=15-cylinder three-row radial
bore= 5.3 in (134.6 mm)
stroke= 4.88 in (124 mm)
displacement= 1,615.58 cu in (26.6 L)
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valvetrain=Overhead poppet valves
supercharger=Medium supercharged
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fueltype=77 Octane petrol
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coolingsystem=Air cooled
power=618 hp at 2,000 rpm at sea level
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Bibliography
* Lumsden, Alec. "British Piston Engines and their Aircraft". Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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