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Armstrong-Siddeley Genet Major IV

Country:Great Britain
Type:radial engine
Year:1930

An engine produced at Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd in Coventry. This type of engine powered the RWD-6 aircraft, on which the crew of Franciszek Zwirko and Stanislaw Wigura won the Challenge 1932 competition.

Technical data:

Configuration7-cylinder radial
Coolingair
Compression ratio5.0
Displacement7.3 l
Weight165 kg
Maximum power180 hp at 2400 rpm
Nominal power260 hp