Blackburn Firebrand
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The Blackburn Firebrand was a British single-engine strike fighter for the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy designed during World War II by Blackburn Aircraft. Originally intended to serve as a pure fi
Centaurus IX-powered Firebrand T.F. Mk IV
A prototype Firebrand TF Mk II taxiing along the flight deck of HMS Illustrious with its flaps extended during trials
Bristol Centaurus
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The Centaurus was the final development of the Bristol Engine Company's series of sleeve-valve radial aircraft engines. The Centaurus was an 18-cylinder, two-row design that eventually delivered over
Blackburn Firebrand
…development. A new specification was issued as S.8/43 to cover the development of the Firebrand T.F. Mk III (B-45) with the 2,400-horsepower (1,800 kW) Bristol Centaurus VII radial engine. Two prototypes were converted from incomplete F Mk Is and 27 additional aircraft were delivered, completing the first batch of 50 aircraft…
Bristol Centaurus on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum
Sectioned cylinder showing sleeve valve
Bristol Centaurus powered Fairey Spearfish
A Centaurus with cylinders removed exposing the sleeve valves.