Bristol Lucifer
The Bristol Lucifer was a British three-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft. Built in the UK in the 1920s by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, it produced 100 horsepower (75 kW).
The Lucifer was originally a Cosmos Engineering engine, Cosmos being taken over by Bristol in 1920.
Applications
Specifications (Lucifer 1)
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Bristol Lucifer, view of sectioned cylinder.
Data from Lumsden[1]
General characteristics
- Type: 3-cylinder air-cooled single-row radial engine
- Bore: 5.75 in (146 mm)
- Stroke: 6.25 in (159 mm)
- Displacement: 487 in³ (8.0 L)
- Diameter: 48 in (1219 mm)
- Dry weight: 324 lb (147 kg)
Components
Performance
See also
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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