Alvis Leonides
Alvis Leonides je bil 9-valjni zračnohlajeni bencinski zvezdasti letalski motor, ki ga je razvil britanski Alvis leta 1936. Motor je razvil okrog 500 konjskih sil. Uporabljal na letalih, na helikopterjih in tudi na hoverkraftih.
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Uporaba
urediSerijski zrakoplovi
uredi- Bristol Sycamore – 1x Mk. 173, 550 KM(410 kW)
- Percival P.66 President/Prince - 2 x 503/7A, Mk 128 01/2, 540/560 KM
- Percival Provost – 1x 126, 550-KM (410 kW)
- Scottish Aviation Pioneer – 1 x 503/7A, Mk 128 01/2, 540/560 KM
- Scottish Aviation Twin PioneerCC1 – 2 x 514/8, 550 KM
- Scottish Aviation Twin PioneerCC2 – 2 x 531/8,Mk138, 640 KM
- Westland Dragonfly – 1x 521/1, 520 KM (388 kW)
- Westland Widgeon – 1x 521/1, 520 KM (388 kW)
Prototipi
uredi- Agusta AZ8-L 4x 503/2
- de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.2 – 1x 502/4, 520 KM
- Fairey Gyrodyne – 1x 525 KM za pogon rotorja in propelerja
- Fairey Jet Gyrodyne – 1x 525 KM za pogon kompresorja in propelerja
- Handley Page H.P.R.2 (samo WE505) – 1 x 502/4 550 KM
- SR-N1 hoverkraft
Specifications (Leonides)
uredi- Tip: 9-valjni mehansko polnjeni zračnohlajeni bencinski zvezdasti motor
- Premer valja: 4,8 inč (122 mm)
- Hod bata: 4,41 inč (112 mm)
- Delovna prostornina: 718,6 in3 (11,8 L)
- Premer motorja: 41 inč (1,04 m)
- Teža: 815 lb (370 kg)
- Dobava goriva: Hobson vbrizgalnik
- Gorivo: 115 oktanski bencin
- Oljni sistem: s črpalko (dry sump)
- Hlajenje: Zračno
- Moč: 550 KM (410 kW)
Glej tudi
urediReference
urediBibliografija
uredi- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
- Lumsden, Alec (2003). British Piston Aero-Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
Zunanje povezave
uredi- http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=351 (Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer)
- http://www.whl.co.uk/pdfs/history_rotor_t_z.pdf Arhivirano 2006-09-23 na Wayback Machine. (Pages 6, 10 & 11)
- http://www.warbirdalley.com/provost.htm
- http://www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk/westland.htm Arhivirano 2007-02-19 na Wayback Machine.
- http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/photoreports/gauntletflies/
- http://www.nzwarbirds.org.nz/bvr.html Arhivirano 2007-08-19 na Wayback Machine. (Beaver)
- http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/srn1.html Arhivirano 2012-02-11 na Wayback Machine.