Armstrong Siddeley Genet































Genet

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Preserved Armstrong Siddeley Genet at the Shuttleworth Collection
Type
Radial engine

National origin
 United Kingdom
Manufacturer
Armstrong Siddeley
First run
 1926

Developed into
Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major

The Armstrong Siddeley Genet was a five-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft use built in the UK, first run in 1926. It developed 80 hp at 2,200 rpm in its final form and was a popular light aircraft powerplant. Following the company tradition with a slight deviation the engine was named after the Genet, a catlike animal of the same order but different family.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Variants and applications


    • 1.1 Genet I


    • 1.2 Genet II


    • 1.3 Genet IIA




  • 2 Engines on display


  • 3 Specifications (Genet I)


    • 3.1 General characteristics


    • 3.2 Components


    • 3.3 Performance




  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


    • 5.1 Notes


    • 5.2 Bibliography




  • 6 External links





Variants and applications



Genet I


Genet I producing 65 hp.



  • Avro 618 Ten

  • Avro Avian prototype

  • Blackburn Bluebird I

  • BFW M.23


  • Cierva autogyros. C.9 and C.10

  • Drzewiecki JD-2

  • Fleet Fawn


  • Junkers A50 Junior

  • Medwecki and Nowakowski M.N.5

  • Saro Cutty Sark

  • Southern Martlet

  • Westland-Hill Pterodactyl



Genet II


The Genet II produced 80 hp due to an increased compression ratio of 5.25:1.[2]



  • ANEC IV

  • Avro Avian

  • Blackburn Bluebird II

  • Cierva C.19 autogyro

  • Darmstadt D-18

  • de Havilland DH.60 Moth

  • Fairchild 21

  • Klemm Kl 25

  • Nicholas-Beazley NB-8G

  • Parnall Imp

  • Robinson Redwing II

  • Southern Martlet

  • Westland Widgeon



Genet IIA


Also 80 hp and with minor differences to the Mark I.


  • Robinson Redwing II


Engines on display


Two preserved Armstrong Siddeley Genets are on static display at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, Bedfordshire.


A preserved Genet is on display at the Australian National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia


There is a restored Genet at the New England Air Museum, Bradley Int'l Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.


A Genet is on display at the Aviation Heritage Museum (Western Australia).[3]



Specifications (Genet I)


Data from Lumsden.[4]


General characteristics




  • Type: 5-cylinder single-row radial


  • Bore: 4 in (101.6 mm)


  • Stroke: 4 in (101.6 mm)


  • Displacement: 251.43 cu in (4.1 L)


  • Length: 28.5 in (724 mm)


  • Diameter: 34 in (863.6 mm)


  • Dry weight: 168 lb (76 kg)


Components




  • Valvetrain: Overhead poppet valves


  • Cooling system: Air-cooled


  • Reduction gear: Direct drive, Left hand tractor


Performance




  • Power output: 65 hp at 1,800 rpm


  • Compression ratio: 5.2:1


  • Power-to-weight ratio: 0.38 hp/lb



See also



Related development


  • Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major


Comparable engines



  • BMW X

  • Warner Scarab Junior


Related lists


  • List of aircraft engines


References



Notes





  1. ^ Sanderson, Living Mammals of The World, NY, c.1967


  2. ^ Lumsden 2003, p.69.


  3. ^ http://www.raafawa.org.au/museum/engines


  4. ^ Lumsden 2003, p.68




Bibliography


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  • Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 18. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

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




External links







  • Armstrong Siddeley Genet at the Australian National Aviation Museum


  • "Armstrong Siddeley Genet". Flight. No. 26 August 1926. pp. 531–2.









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