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Applications: Bristol Type 148 Bristol Beaufort Fairey Albacore Fairey Battle (testbed only) Gloster F.9/37 General characteristics: (Taurus II) Type: 14-cylinder, two-row, supercharged, air-cooled radial engine with dual ignition Bore: 5 in (127 mm) Stroke: 5.625 in (143 mm) Displacement: 1,550 inยณ (25.4 L) Length: 49.2 in (1,250 mm)
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The Taurus is a British 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine, produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1936.
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A Bristol "Taurus" engine was to be substituted in the FK-58 model intended for Dutch Air Force service but none were produced due to the deteriorating war situation. The initial production order encompassed the F.K.58 model standard with the 14AA engines in place but manufacture only yielded seven examples.
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Bristol Centaurus. The Centaurus was the final development of the Bristol Engine Company's series of sleeve valve radial aircraft engines. The Centaurus is an 18-cylinder, two-row design that eventually delivered over 3,000 hp (2,200 kW). The engine was introduced into service late in the Second World War and was one of the most powerful.
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The Taurus is a British 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine, produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1936. The Taurus was developed by adding cylinders to the existing single-row Aquila design and transforming it into a twin-row radial engine, creating a powerplant that produced just over 1,000 horsepower with very low weight.
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The Taurus was a British 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine, produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1936. The Taurus was developed by adding cylinders to the existing Aquila design, creating a powerplant that produced just over 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) with very low weight.
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The Albacore, known as the Applecore to its crew, first went into service in 1940 and was a biplane with three seats and a Bristol Taurus engine. A total of 798 of them were manufactured before the plane was retired. The Albacore could reach 6,000 feet in roughly eight minutes, which was quite a feat at that time.
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Our Company Heritage Heritage Search Bristol Type 148 Two Army Cooperation prototypes that competed unsuccessfully against the Westland Lysander. The Mecury-powered first prototype of the Bristol Type 148 K6551 at Filton in October 1937.
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The Bristol Taurus II model was a 14-cylinder radial piston engine outputting at 1,065 horsepower. Coupled with the revised airframe, maximum speed was 160 miles per hour with a cruising speed near 140 miles per hour. Range was out to 930 miles and service ceiling reached 20,700 feet. The aircraft could reach 6,000 feet in about eight minutes.
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Taurus 70 Taurus 65 Taurus 60 Mercury 50 Centaur 50 Centaur 40 Saturn 20 Saturn 10: Services:. they won a number of contracts to produce jet engine components. Convinced that the gas turbine was the prime mover of. and Bristol Olympus. It was during this time that one of its engineers, Wendell Reed, developed the pneumatic engine.
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The Centaurus was the final development of the Bristol Engine Company 's series of sleeve valve radial aircraft engines. The Centaurus is an 18-cylinder, two-row design that eventually delivered over 3,000 hp (2,200 kW).
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As has been posted, the Centaurus was a more reliable engine than other British ones. When built properly. Typical examples of reliability: Civil Centaurus max TBO (Time Between Overhaul) was 3000 hrs and Civil Merlin max TBO 1000 hrs. Setting up the valve timing was intensive work though.
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The Taurus is a British 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine, produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1936. The Taurus was developed by adding cylinders to the existing single-row Aquila design and transforming it into a twin-row radial engine, creating a powerplant that produced just over 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) with very low weight.
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The Taurus is a British 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine, produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1936.
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The Taurus is a British 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine, produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1936. The Taurus was developed by adding cylinders to the existing single-row Aquila design and transforming it into a twin-row radial engine, creating a powerplant that produced just over 1,000 horsepower (750 kilowatts) with very low weight.