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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Argus As 412 24-cylinder H-block, prototyped [37] ... Armstrong Siddeley Wolfhound – paper project of ...
The R-755 was first run in 1933 and was still in production in the 1970s. With a bore and stroke of 5.25 in × 5 in (133 mm × 127 mm) the displacement was 757 cu in (12.4 L), power ranged from 200 hp to 350 hp (150 kW - 260 kW).
The company was founded by William Armstrong in 1847, becoming Armstrong Mitchell and then Armstrong Whitworth through mergers. In 1927, it merged with Vickers Limited to form Vickers-Armstrongs , with its automobile and aircraft interests purchased by J D Siddeley .
It produces power as a series of pulses rather than as a steady output, hence the name. The only application of this type of engine was the German unmanned V1 flying bomb of World War II . Though the same engines were also used experimentally for ersatz fighter aircraft, the extremely loud noise generated by the engines caused mechanical damage ...
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Although the company offered a range of engineering services, the main products for which the company is known are a range of lightweight four-stroke engines mainly used to drive pumps, battery chargers, compressors and lighting units. The partnership between the founders, J.A. Watts and E.J.H Norman, was dissolved in 1923.
The General Electric H-Series is a family of turboprop aircraft engines produced by GE BGA Turboprops. The initial H80 is an updated derivative of the Walter M601 , while the H75 and H85 are later derivatives.
The Armstrong Siddeley Viper is a British turbojet engine developed and produced by Armstrong Siddeley and then by its successor companies Bristol Siddeley and Rolls-Royce Limited. It entered service in 1953 and remained in use with the Royal Air Force , powering its Dominie T1 navigation training aircraft until January 2011.