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Bristol Neptune

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Neptune
The Bristol Neptune
Type Radial aircraft engine
Manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company
First run 1930
Major applications Bristol Type 110
Developed from Bristol Titan

The Bristol Neptune was a seven-cylinder air-cooled radial engine developed in 1930. It had the same size cylinders as the earlier Mercury and Titan engines, 5.75 in (146 mm) x 6.5 in (165 mm) which gave a displacement of 1,182 cu in (19.3 L) and produced a maximum of 320 horsepower (239 kW). The Neptune was effectively a seven-cylinder version of the Titan.[1]

Applications

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Specifications (Neptune I)

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Data from Lumsden. [1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

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Related development

Comparable engines

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Lumsden 2003, p.103.
  2. ^ BAE Systems - Bristol Type 110 www.baesystems.com Retrieved: 4 September 2024

Bibliography

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  • Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.