Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah
1930s British piston aircraft engine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah is a seven-cylinder British air-cooled aircraft radial engine of 834 cu in (13.65 L) capacity introduced in 1935 and produced until 1948. Early variants of the Cheetah were initially known as the Lynx Major.[1]
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Cheetah | |
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Cheetah X | |
Type | Radial engine |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd. |
First run | 1935 |
Major applications | Airspeed Oxford |
Number built | >37,200 |
Developed from | Armstrong Siddeley Lynx |
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The Cheetah was used to power many British trainer aircraft during World War II including the Avro Anson and Airspeed Oxford.