Rolls-Royce Peregrine
1930s British aircraft piston engine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rolls-Royce Peregrine was a 21-litre (1,300 cu in), 885-horsepower (660 kW) liquid-cooled V-12 aero engine designed and built by the British manufacturer Rolls-Royce in the late 1930s. It was essentially the ultimate development of the company's Kestrel engine, which had seen widespread use in military aircraft of the pre-war period.
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Peregrine | |
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Type | Piston V-12 aero engine |
Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited |
First run | 1938 |
Major applications | Westland Whirlwind |
Number built | 301 |
Developed from | Rolls-Royce Kestrel |
Developed into | Rolls-Royce Vulture |
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Due to the wartime priority of Rolls-Royce Merlin development and production, the Peregrine saw limited use and was cancelled with only 301 engines being built.