| Serval/Double Mongoose | |
|---|---|
| Type | Radial engine |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Armstrong Siddeley |
| First run | 1928 |
| Major applications | Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta Saro Cloud |
The Armstrong Siddeley Serval was a British ten-cylinder aero engine developed by Armstrong Siddeley in the late 1920s. Following the company tradition the engine was named after the Serval wild cat.
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The Serval was a ten-cylinder, double-row, air-cooled radial piston engine. It was developed from the Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose and was, more or less, two Mongooses built around a single crankcase. In fact, it first appeared as the Double Mongoose in May 1928.[1]
Built in several variants, power output was about 340 hp (254 kW).
Serval I initially Double Mongoose
Data from Lumsden.[2]
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