The Armstrong Siddeley Lynx is a British seven-cylinder aero engine developed by Armstrong Siddeley. It was developed as a single row version of the two-row Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar. Testing began in 1920 and 6,000 had been produced by 1939. In Italy Alfa Romeo built a licensed version of this engine named the Alfa Romeo Lynx.
Variants Lynx I 1920, . Lynx II 1920, . Lynx III 1924, . Lynx IV 1929, . Lynx IVA 1930, . Lynx IVB 1930, . Lynx IVC 1929, . Lynx IV(G) 1929, Geared propeller drive. Lynx IV(MOD) 1929, , reconditioned and modified Lynx IV. Lynx IV(S) 1928, , fully supercharged. Lynx V (Lynx Major)
1930, increased bore and stroke, name changed from Lynx V to Lynx Major then Cheetah, half a Panther Piaggio P.II Licence production in Italy by Piaggio.
Applications
Airspeed Courier Airspeed Envoy Albatros L 68 Avro 504 Avro 618 Ten Avro Avocet Avro 641 Commodore Avro 626 Avro 642/4m Eighteen Avro Sea Tutor Avro Tutor BAT Bantam Blackburn Lincock Boulton Paul Bittern Canadian Vickers Vanessa Canadian Vickers Varuna Canadian Vickers Vedette Cierva C.8 de Havilland Hawk Moth
Fairchild FC-2 Fokker C.VII Fokker F.VIIA Gloster Grouse Messerschmitt M 18 Morane-Saulnier MS.230 Nieuport-Delage NiD 39 Larynx Parnall Parasol Raab-Katzenstein RK-26 Wackett Warrigal Saro Cloud Saro Cutty Sark Supermarine Seamew Vickers Vireo VL Tuisku Westland Wagtail
Alfa Romeo Lynx Breda Ba.19 Breda Ba.25 IMAM Ro.10
Survivors Avro Tutor, K3215, powered by a Lynx IV, flies regularly at the Shuttleworth Collection and can be viewed in the museum at other times.The Shuttleworth Collection - Avro Tutor Retrieved: 11 February 2009
Specifications (Lynx IV)
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