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British piston aircraft engine family
The Napier Lion is a 12-cylinder, petrol-fueled 'broad arrow' W12 configuration aircraft engine built by D. Napier & Son from 1917 until the 1930s. A number
Napier_Lion
British engineering company
variants. Napier Cub Napier Culverin Napier Dagger Napier Eland Napier Gazelle Napier Javelin Napier Lion Napier Lioness Napier Naiad Napier Nomad Napier Oryx
D._Napier_&_Son
Motor vehicle
compression version (6.1:1) (RAF specification) of the naturally aspirated Napier Lion, a W12 of 23.944 litres (1,461 cu in) capacity, producing 580 bhp (433 kW)
Napier-Railton
1919 biplane airliner by Airco
last three aircraft were fitted with the more powerful 450 hp (336 kW) Napier Lion engine. Argentina The River Plate Aviation Co. Ltd. – three aircraft
Airco_DH.16
receiving the sobriquet the "Fastest Girl on Earth". She drove a six-cylinder Napier motorcar, a 75 kW (100 hp) development of the K5, in a speed trial in Blackpool
List_of_land_speed_records
1920s British racing flying boat
modification of Supermarine's Supermarine Sea Lion II. It was powered by a 550 hp (410 kW) Napier Lion engine. Sea Lion III was entered for the 1923 Schneider
Supermarine_Sea_Lion_III
Motor vehicle
supervised its construction. This was Campbell's first car to use the Napier Lion aero engine. His intention was to surpass his previous Sunbeam Blue Bird's
Napier-Campbell_Blue_Bird
Motor vehicle
Blue Bird, with a chassis and transmission to handle it. A supercharged Napier Lion VIID was used, with over three times the power of the previous Blue Bird
Campbell-Napier-Railton Blue Bird
Campbell-Napier-Railton_Blue_Bird
Piston engine with 12 cylinders in W configuration
performance car models produced by the Volkswagen Group and by Spyker. The Napier Lion was a three-bank design (also called the "broad arrow" design) W12 engine
W12_engine
Family of British reconnaissance biplanes
retained the Eagle, while later aircraft were powered by the more powerful Napier Lion. The naval variants were usually three-seaters (pilot, observer and gunner);
Fairey_III
1922 airlifter
bomber, which was developed in parallel. It was also powered by two Napier Lion engines. The enclosed cabin had room for 24 troops on collapsible canvas
Vickers_Victoria
1920s British racing flying boat
was powered by a 450 hp (340 kW) Napier Lion engine. Entered for the 1922 Schneider Trophy contest at Naples, Sea Lion II was planned to be able to attain
Supermarine_Sea_Lion_II
Motor vehicle
has a 24-litre Napier Sea Lion W12 boat engine based on the Napier Lion aeroplane engine (the same as that used in the silver Napier-Railton, which it
Napier-Bentley
British biplane troop carrier (1921–1927)
W-12 Napier Lion II piston engines. Vernon Mk III military transport aircraft powered by two high compression 525 hp (391 kW) W-12 Napier Lion III piston
Vickers_Vernon
Reciprocating engine arranged with cylinders in banks aligned with the crankshaft
Europe 1943-45, p.8 "Napier Lion". The Racing Campbells. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2012-06-30. The Lion was a 12-cylinder W-block
Inline_engine_(aeronautics)
Motor vehicle
Power was provided by a 23.9 litre (1462 ci) W12 Napier Lion VIIA aeroengine, specially prepared by Napier & Son, designed for Supermarine's aircraft competing
Golden_Arrow_(car)
Motor vehicle
considerably more powerful Rolls-Royce R V12 engine replaced the old Napier Lion, again with a supercharger. This required two prominent "knuckles" atop
Campbell-Railton_Blue_Bird
distinctive three-lobed cowling of the 'broad-arrow' Napier Lion engine, but also to another contemporary Lion-powered record-breaker, Henry Segrave's Golden
Gloster_VI
1922 reconnaissance aircraft family by Blackburn
with a 449 hp (335 kW) Napier Lion IIB engines, 33 built. Blackburn II Improved production version with a 464 hp (346 kW) Napier Lion V, and increased gap
Blackburn_Blackburn
400 hp (298 kW) Bristol Jupiter II radial engines (five built) and the Napier Lion W-block Bugle II (two built) Work on what would become the Bugle effectively
Boulton_Paul_Bugle
Biplane heavy bomber of the British Royal Air Force
greater wingspan and a 9 ft (3 m) longer fuselage. It was powered by two Napier Lion engines and flew for the first time on 24 November 1922. The Virginia
Vickers_Virginia
Valvetrain configuration
the Max Friz-designed; German BMW IIIa straight-six engine. The DOHC Napier Lion W12 engine was built in Great Britain beginning in 1918. Most of these
Overhead_camshaft_engine
Aircraft model
undercarriage, the design that emerged was fitted with a 450-horsepower Napier Lion II 12 cylinder engine that allowed the Dreadnought speeds of up to 102
Westland_Dreadnought
1932 torpedo bomber aircraft by Blackburn
(406 kW) Bristol Pegasus I.MS radial engine had replaced the Ripon's Napier Lion water-cooled inline engine. The Baffin was designed by Major F. A. Bumpus
Blackburn_Baffin
Set of land and water speed records
Bird II; Napier-Campbell Blue Bird; Napier Lion V engine (ca 500hp) 1928 Blue Bird III; Napier-Campbell Blue Bird; rebuilt with Napier Lion VIIA engine
Bluebird record-breaking vehicles
Bluebird_record-breaking_vehicles
Racing seaplanes from 1913 to 1931
Sea Lion II G-EBAH 340 kW (450 hp) Napier Lion First 234.52 km/h 145.72 mph 1923 6 Great Britain Blackburn Pellet G-EBHF 340 kW (450 hp) Napier Lion Crashed
List of Schneider Trophy aircraft
List_of_Schneider_Trophy_aircraft
and collaborative designs. They fitted it with a 410 kW (550 hp) W-12 Napier Lion XI engine and knew it as the Vickers Type 127. To avoid the central bank
Wibault_12_Sirocco
1920s British flying boat
although an alternative powerplant in the form of a single more powerful Napier Lion III engine, a reduced wingspan, and a larger fin were used in the Mk
Supermarine_Seagull_(1921)
British interwar flying boat
twin-engine biplane flying boat, which was typically powered by a pair of Napier Lion twelve-cylinder engines. The engines are mounted on pylons positioned
Supermarine_Southampton
1918 bomber aircraft by Airco
control trainers, as well as six aircraft powered by 465 hp (347 kW) Napier Lion engines, which were capable of a maximum speed of 144 mph (232 km/h)
Airco_DH.9A
Car powered by an aircraft engine
that raced at Brooklands. The Napier-Bentley consists of a 1929 Bentley chassis and a 23.9-liter (1,458 cu in) Napier Sea Lion aircraft engine, which produces
Aero-engined_car
field of fire for the observer and a larger radiator. The first, 450 hp Napier Lion engine-variant, of the production order was launched and tested in March
Blackburn_Velos
Japanese carrier-borne torpedo bomber
Total production was 443. The B1M was powered by a 450 hp (340 kW) Napier Lion or Hispano-Suiza engine according to version. The type entered service
Mitsubishi_B1M
British floatplane (1925)
Built of wood with an unbraced cantilever wing, the S.4 was powered by a Napier Lion engine developed to produce 700 horsepower (520 kW) over a short period
Supermarine_S.4
Motor vehicle
Science Museum, England. The vehicle was powered by two supercharged Napier Lion VIID (WD) W-12 aircraft engines. These engines were the gift of Marion
Railton_Special
British army officer (1810–1890)
Field Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, GCB, GCSI, FRS (6 December 1810 – 14 January 1890) was a British Indian Army officer
Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
Robert_Napier,_1st_Baron_Napier_of_Magdala
American land speed record car
engines were available to give a sufficient advantage over the British Napier Lion, so the simplest possible chassis was constructed and three war-surplus
White_Triplex
Type of internal combustion engine
Napier Lion W12 aircraft engine (circa 1930)
W_engine
Imperial Japanese Navy. The Hiro Type 14 engine design was based on the Napier Lion. Like the parent engine, and the Lorraine 12 Eb, it had three banks of
Hiro_Type_14
Napier Lion engine. Although registered G-EARN on 9 March 1920, the aircraft was not built. DH.24 Not built Larger variant of the DH.18 with a Napier
List_of_de_Havilland_aircraft
Carrier-based torpedo bomber aircraft
F. A. Bumpus. The resulting aircraft, which was designed around the Napier Lion V engine, drew heavily on the preceding Blackburn Velos coastal defence
Blackburn_Ripon
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Lion, lion, lìon, líon, Lions, or lions in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The lion is a big cat of the species Panthera leo that primarily lives
Lion_(disambiguation)
Transport aircraft family by Fokker
aircraft, powered by 360 hp (270 kW) Rolls-Royce Eagle or 450 hp (340 kW) Napier Lion 12-cylinder inline engines, accommodation for two crew and six passengers;
Fokker_F.VII
1923 Dutch two-seat reconnaissance aircraft
with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and was originally powered by the Napier Lion piston engine. It had a wider fuselage and wider track of the cross-axle
Fokker_C.IV
his land-speed record setting Sunbeam, but Miss England used a single Napier Lion engine and relied on an advanced planing hull design. The hull was of
Miss_England_I
1919 flying boat family
struts braced the centre section. The Viking III had a 450 hp (340 kW) Napier Lion IB, broader chord wings, and an additional square fin above the horizontal
Vickers_Viking
a wooden biplane with single bay wings, powered by a 700 hp (522 kW) Napier Lion VII engine. The aircraft was fitted with Lamblin radiators on the leading
Gloster_III
1929 British aero engine
display in British museums as of 2014. Rolls-Royce realised that the Napier Lion engine used in the 1927 Supermarine S.5 Schneider Trophy winner had reached
Rolls-Royce_R
British biplanes
type-approved, so the initial prototype was fitted with a Napier Lion engine instead. The Lion-engined prototype, the Bristol Type 62, or Bristol Ten-seater
Bristol_Ten-seater
British bomber aircraft
be unavailable and so the aircraft was redesigned to use six 450 hp Napier Lion engines to give a similar power/weight ratio, and a third, upper wing
Tarrant_Tabor
1921 torpedo bomber series by Blackburn
modifications included the adoption of more powerful engines, either a Napier Lion IIB or V engine that was mounted with a thrust line angled upward. The
Blackburn_Dart
1922 multi-role flying boat family by Dornier
engine on the market from makers such as Hispano-Suiza, D. Napier & Son (the Napier Lion), Lorraine-Dietrich and BMW (the BMW VI); even the US-built
Dornier_Do_J_Wal
Hypothetical aircraft engine design
met by specially modified or purpose-built racing engines such as the Napier Lion and Rolls-Royce R. A typical large engine of the era, the Pratt & Whitney
Hyper_engine
Racing power boat
metal-reinforced wood and aluminium cladding, a single 1,350 horsepower (1,010 kW) Napier Lion VIID engine, and a length of only 24 feet 6 inches (7.5 m). The attention
Miss_Britain_III
1922 airliner series by de Havilland
the passenger cabin. It had two-bay wooden wings and was powered by a Napier Lion engine, which was fitted for inertia starting, avoiding the necessity
De_Havilland_DH.34
1920s British amphibious fighter aircraft
production. It was rebuilt by Mitchell and fitted with a Napier Lion engine; renamed as the Sea Lion II, it went on to win the Schneider Trophy race in 1922
Supermarine_Sea_King
British aircraft manufacturer
fighter with thick section elliptical wing Avro 565 – Type 564 with Napier Lion engine Avro 568 – all-metal single-seat fighter Avro 569 – Avenger with
Avro
1920s British flying boat
mounted on top of the fuselage. Powered by a 450 horsepower (340 kW) Napier Lion water-cooled piston engine, it was the first British flying boat with
Supermarine_Seal_II
English engineer (1876–1957)
July 1876 – 11 December 1957) was an English engineer who designed the Napier Lion aero engine and was a key figure in the development of the inter-war
Arthur_Rowledge
1917 bomber aircraft family by Airco
unsatisfactory. An alternative powerplant was the 430 hp (320 kW) Napier Lion engine. A Napier Lion powered aircraft piloted by Captain Lang and his observer
Airco_DH.9
British aircraft designer (1895–1937)
12 mph), achieved with the assistance of D. Napier & Son, who supplied the 525 horsepower (391 kW) Lion III engine. To reduce the effects of drag forces
R._J._Mitchell
mostly fabric covered, with tail-skid undercarriage and was powered by a Napier Lion engine. Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924 General characteristics
Letov_Š-8
as stabilising sponsons, eliminating the need for wing-tip floats. A Napier Lion engine was mounted to the upper wing. The hull was designed by Linton
English_Electric_Ayr
Aircraft engine from Rolls-Royce
introduced to as the Felix. Arthur Rowledge, Chief Designer at Napier and the designer of the Napier Lion engine, joined Rolls-Royce in 1921 to take up the role
Rolls-Royce_Kestrel
Soviet bomber aircraft
techniques first pioneered by Hugo Junkers in 1918 — powered by two Napier Lion engines, and named the ANT-4. The first prototype was built during 1925
Tupolev_TB-1
modified the aircraft to produce the Walrus, with a 450 hp (336 kW) Napier Lion II engine replacing the Liberty engine of the DH.9A and Tadpole. Like
Westland_Walrus
British racing flying boat
struts connecting them displayed outwards. The Sea Lion was powered with an early example of a Napier Lion engine, loaned by the makers, which had its own
Supermarine_Sea_Lion_I
Early British airliner
bomber. Prototype, holding 15 passengers, powered by two 450 hp (336 kW) Napier Lion engines. The original company designation was to have been Handley Page
Handley_Page_Type_W
as the larger Limousine III for five passengers. It used the 450 hp Napier Lion engine. The aircraft won the £7,500 Air Ministry prize but only one more
Westland_Limousine
1930s British aircraft piston engine
cars. By the late 1920s, the Lion was no longer competitive and work started on replacements. Napier followed the Lion with two H-block designs: the
Napier_Sabre
British airline
airmail contract. Six Royal Air Force Airco DH.9A aircraft, modified with Napier Lion engines were lent to the company from October 1919, to operate the airmail
Aircraft_Transport_and_Travel
British WWI Heavy-Bomber
Alternative engines: 4x 500 hp (373 kW) Galloway Atlantic 4x 450 hp (336 kW) Napier Lion 4x 400 hp (298 kW) Liberty L-12 Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed pitch
Handley_Page_V/1500
1920s British racing seaplane
with a direct drive 900 hp (670 kW) Napier Lion VIIA engine, and the other two with a geared 875 hp (652 kW) Napier Lion VIIB engine. The first aircraft performed
Supermarine_S.5
Rorhbach flying boats, based on Rohrbach's Ro III but powered by British Napier Lion engines. The Ro IV, known as the BeRo.2 Inverness by Beardmore, was a
Rohrbach_Ro_IV
Amphibious assault craft for landing tanks on beachheads
ordered. The LCT Mark 2 was longer and wider than the Mark 1, with three Napier Lion petrol engines replacing the Hall-Scotts as these were required for Coastal
Landing_craft_tank
Symbol
era" of aviation, and the later, "Golden Age of Aviation"-era British Napier Lion 12-cylinder, triple-bank liquid-cooled inline aviation engine could be
Broad_arrow
unavailable for export. Two versions were available, one powered by the same Napier Lion as the Vixen, known as the Type 93 Valparaiso I, while the Type 92 Valparaiso
Vickers_Valparaiso
Categorization system of internal combustion engines
along the axis of the main-shaft. An example of this type of layout is the Napier Deltic. Wankel engines (sometimes called 'rotary engines') can be classified
Engine_configuration
Air race in the United Kingdom
Flight: 19 June 1919, p. 806. No. 7.—The Airco (de H.) 4 R., 450 h.p. Napier Lion. Flight: 26 June 1919, p. 844. No. 17.—The Sopwith Biplane. Flight: 26
Aerial_Derby
engine whilst the Kirkham had the latest, and more powerful, British Napier Lion. Both were flying boats, able to land on any expanse of open water, which
Air_yacht
Soviet aircraft
small ski served as a tailskid. It had an imported 336-kilowatt (451 hp) Napier Lion engine enclosed in a metal cowling. It carried 547 kg (1,206 lb) of fuel
Polikarpov_DI-1
wing surface in a streamlined nacelle. The engine, a 450 hp (340 kW) Napier Lion was cooled with radiators fitted flush in the lower surface of the upper
Blackburn_Pellet
UK biplane fighter aircraft
the third to have an all-steel airframe. They were to be powered by a Napier Lion engine which had been used in the racing Gloster III and was a water-cooled
Gloster_Gorcock
Class of tank
using a lightweight aircraft engine such as the Liberty L-12 engine or a Napier Lion. The government authorised purchase and licensing of a Christie design
Cruiser_tank
1920s French piston aircraft engine
company's most produced engine. Following the cylinder layout of the Napier Lion this engine featured three banks of four cylinders and employed water
Farman_12We
Mark 2 Landing Craft Tank
2 was longer and wider than the Mark 1, with three Paxman diesel or Napier Lion petrol engines replacing the Hall-Scotts. At 2,700 nautical miles (5
HMS_LCT_147
Two-seat single-engined biplane
could be operated independently. It was powered by a single water-cooled Napier Lion engine, initially a 470 hp (350 kW) mark V, mounted as low in the nose
Handley_Page_H.P.31_Harrow
1920 biplane airliner by de Havilland
military types. The DH.18 was a single-engined biplane, powered by a Napier Lion engine with wooden two-bay, wire-braced wings, and a forward fuselage
De_Havilland_DH.18
British aircraft propeller manufacturer
of their day. Another Oddy propeller took the Alliance-Napier Seabird, powered by a Napier Lion engine, from London to Madrid in less than 8 hours. In
W._D._Oddy_&_Company
Defunct motorsport venue in England
800 - G-APIM Engine of a Morgan three-wheeler The Napier Railton Record-breaking bicycle A Napier Lion Concorde G-BBDG on display Jackson Shed, hosting
Brooklands
midsection to the upper fuselage longerons. The two 450 hp (336 kW) Napier Lion engines were mounted just inboard of the inner interplane struts, not
Boulton_Paul_Bolton
British biplane
a steel tube fuselage and wooden wings, powered by a 450 hp (340 kW) Napier Lion engine. The first prototype aircraft, the Type 71 Vixen I, given the
Vickers_Vixen
(671 kW) direct-drive Napier Lion VIIA. Gloster IVA Serial number N222. Reduced span wings and modified tail. Powered by direct-drive Lion VIIA Gloster IVB
Gloster_IV
Type of car engine
altitude and the 1916 Benz Bz.IV with aluminium pistons and the 1918 Napier Lion (a 450 bhp 24-liter DOHC 12-cylinder), used two intake valves and two
Multi-valve
British single-engine light bomber of the 1920s
It was a development of the Fairey Pintail floatplane, powered by a Napier Lion engine. The first of three prototypes flew on 8 March 1923. The second
Fairey_Fawn
the Mars I (or Bamel) racing aircraft. Powered by a 450 hp (336 kW) Napier Lion II engine, this used a Nighthawk undercarriage, rear fuselage and tail
Nieuport_Nighthawk
British commercial biplane flying boat
facility at RAF Felixstowe. Mitchell re-engined it with two 450 hp (340 kW) Napier Lion engines and had the landing gear removed for the tests, which took place
Supermarine_Swan
British aircraft manufacturer
cabin behind pilot. Airco DH.4R Single seat racer - 450 hp (3406 kW) Napier Lion engine. Airco DH.5 (1916) – Single-seat biplane fighter with single tractor
Airco
Aviation museum in RAF Cosford, Shropshire
T700 Junkers Jumo 004 Junkers Jumo 205 Lycoming O-360 Nakajima Sakae Napier Lion Power Jets W.2 Pratt & Whitney R-985 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Renault 70
Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
Royal_Air_Force_Museum_Midlands
Italian Formula One constructor
their designers. Life's W12 architecture resembles closely that of the Napier-Lion W12 engine. Ernesto Vita was able to convince the retired ex-Ferrari
Life_Racing_Engines
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