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Bristol sleeve valve engines
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Bristol_sleeve_valve_engines
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
aircraft engine family
gptkbp:category
radial engines
piston aircraft engines
sleeve valve engines
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designer
gptkb:Sir_Roy_Fedden
gptkbp:displacement
1,500–3,270 cubic inches
gptkbp:engineType
radial
gptkbp:firstFlight
1930s
gptkbp:fuelType
aviation gasoline
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Bristol sleeve valve engines
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Bristol_Aeroplane_Company
gptkbp:notableFeature
higher power output
better reliability at high power
improved volumetric efficiency
reduced valve noise
gptkbp:notableModel
gptkb:Bristol_Perseus
gptkb:Bristol_Centaurus
gptkb:Bristol_Hercules
Bristol Taurus
gptkbp:powerOutput
850–2,500 horsepower
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Bristol_Proteus
gptkbp:usedDuring
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedInAircraft
gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Avro_Lincoln
gptkb:Blackburn_Beverley
gptkb:Short_Sunderland
gptkb:Bristol_Freighter
gptkb:Short_Stirling
gptkb:Fairey_Barracuda
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkb:Bristol_Brigand
Hawker Tempest II
gptkbp:valveConfiguration
sleeve valve
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Sir_Roy_Fedden
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8