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Lynx
Armstrong Siddeley Lynx fitted to the Shuttleworth Collection's airworthy Avro Tutor
Type Radial aero engine
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Armstrong Siddeley
First run Template:Avyear
Number built 6,000
Developed from Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar
Developed into Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah

The Armstrong Siddeley Lynx is a British seven-cylinder aero engine developed by Armstrong Siddeley. Testing began in 1920 and 6,000 had been produced by 1939. In Italy Alfa Romeo built a 200 horsepower (150 kW) licensed version of this engine named the Alfa Romeo Lynx.[1]

Variants

Lynx I
1920, 150 hp.
Lynx II
1920, 184 hp.
Lynx III
1924, 200 hp.
Lynx IV
1929, 180 hp.
Lynx IVA
1930, 188 hp.
Lynx IVC
1929, 208/225 hp.
Lynx IV(G)
1929, Geared propellor drive.
Lynx IV(MOD)
1929, 188 hp, reconditioned and modified Lynx IV.
Lynx IV(S)
1928, 200 hp, Fully supercharged.
Lynx V (Lynx Major)
1930, increased bore and stroke, name changed from Lynx V to Lynx Major then Cheetah. Effectively half a Panther[2]

Applications

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Preserved Lynx fitted to an Avro 504N

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Alfa Romeo Lynx

Survivors

  • Avro Tutor, K3215, powered by a Lynx IV flies regularly at the Shuttleworth Collection and can be viewed in the museum at other times.[3]

Specifications (Lynx IV)

Armstrong Siddeley Lynx 7-cylinder radial from the Avro 618 Ten aircraft, Southern Cloud

Data from Lumsden[4]

General characteristics

  • Type: 7-cylinder air-cooled radial engine
  • Bore: 5.0 in (127 mm )
  • Stroke: 5.5 in (140 mm)
  • Displacement: 756 cu in (12.4 L)
  • Length: 45.6 in (1,158 mm)
  • Diameter: 42 in (1,067 mm)
  • Dry weight: 525 lb (238 kg )

Components

Performance

  • Power output: 187 hp (139 kW) at 1,700 rpm cruise / 215 hp (160 kW) at 1,900 rpm max
  • Power-to-weight ratio: 0.35 hp/lb (0.6 kW/kg)

See also

Related development

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Alfa Aero Engines". aroca-qld.com. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  2. ^ Lumsden 2003, p.74.
  3. ^ The Shuttleworth Collection - Avro Tutor Retrieved: 11 February 2009
  4. ^ Lumsden 2003, p.66-67.

Bibliography

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