Armstrong Siddeley Serval
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The Armstrong Siddeley Serval was a British ten-cylinder aero engine developed by Armstrong Siddeley in the late 1920s. Following company tradition, the engine was named for the serval.
Design and development
The Serval was a ten-cylinder, double-row, air-cooled radial piston engine. It was developed from the Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose and was, more or less, two Mongooses built around a single crankcase; indeed it first appeared as the Double Mongoose in May 1928.
Built in several variants, power output was about 340 hp (254 kW).
Variants
Serval I initially Double Mongoose
(1931) 340 hp.
Serval III
(1932)
Serval IIIB
(1932) 310 hp.
Serval IV
310 hp.
Serval V
(1933) 340 hp.
Applications
- Airco DH.9
- Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta
- BFW M.36
- Canadian Vickers Vancouver
- Fairey Fox
- ICAR Comercial
- Saro Cloud
- Stampe et Vertongen SV.5 Tornado
Specifications (Serval I)
Data from Lumsden.
General characteristics
- Type: 10-cylinder double-row radial
- Bore: 5 in (127 mm)
- Stroke: 5.5 in (139.7 mm)
- Displacement: 1,080 cu in (17.7 L)
- Length: 54.25 in (1,378 mm)
- Diameter: 45.6 in (1,158 mm)
- Dry weight: 714 lb (324 kg)
Components
- Valvetrain: Overhead poppet valves
- Fuel type: 77 Octane petrol
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
- Reduction gear: Direct drive, Left hand tractor
Performance
- Power output: 340 hp at 2,000 rpm at sea level
- Compression ratio: 5:1
- Power-to-weight ratio: 0.47 hp/lb
See also
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