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Bristol Lucifer

The Bristol Lucifer was a British three-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft. Built in the UK in the 1920s by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, it produced 100 horsepower (75 kW).

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The Lucifer was originally a Cosmos Engineering engine, Cosmos being taken over by Bristol in 1920.

Applications

  • Albatros L 69
  • Avro 504
  • Boulton Paul P.10
  • Bristol M.1D
  • Bristol Primary Trainer
  • Bryant 1927 monoplane (Dole Race entrant, christened Angel of Los Angeles)
  • Handley Page Hamlet
  • LFG V 44
  • NVI F.K.29
  • Parnall Peto
  • Tupolev ANT-2
  • Udet U 8

    • Specifications (Lucifer 1)

    Data from Lumsden

    General characteristics

  • Type: 3-cylinder air-cooled single-row radial engine
  • Bore: 5.75 in (146 mm)
  • Stroke: 6.25 in (159 mm)
  • Displacement: 487 in³ (8.0 L)
  • Diameter: 48 in (1,219 mm)
  • Dry weight: 324 lb (147 kg)

    • Components

  • Valvetrain: Four valves per cylinder, poppet valve
  • Fuel type: Petrol
  • Cooling system: Air-cooled

    • Performance

  • Power output: 100 hp (75 kW)
  • Compression ratio: 4.8:1
  • Power-to-weight ratio: 0.3 hp/lb (0.5 kW/kg)

    • References

    Bristol Lucifer Wikipedia
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