Engine, airplane

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OBJECT TYPE: radial/9 cyl/liquid-cooled/cutaway
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1727.001

MANUFACTURER: Bristol Aeroengine Co.
MODEL: Perseus
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: aluminum cylinder head/ steel engine block, crankshaft, flywheel, stand & other internal moving parts

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 90.0 cm
Width: 68.0 cm
Height: 129.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Motive power
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bristol
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: built as a result of 8 years of experiments in 1931
Canada: Unknown
Function: test model used in experiments & possibly for display & instruction
Technical: used for research into possibility of using sleeve valve instead of poppet valve in aircraft engine
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: raised lettering on exterior front surface reads: "FB38501"; stamped lettering along base of cylinder head reads: "(illeg)D A9719M20P110/FB76889(illeg)" lettering stamped on crankshaft assembly reads: "2/(illeg)27079(illeg)/FB46651(illeg)"
Missing: N/A
Finish: black cylinder head; engine block has dark grey exterior, white interior & silver bolts; yellow fly wheel; cutaway surfaces painted red; silver & grey internal moving parts; stand is black with blue along one edge
Decoration: none

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