Bristol Perseus
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The Bristol Perseus was a British nine-cylinder, single-row, air-cooled radial aircraft engine produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1932. It was the first production sleeve valve aero en
Preserved Bristol Perseus
Bristol Perseus powered de Havilland Flamingo
Cutaway Bristol Perseus showing sleeve valves and reduction gears
Blackburn Skua
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The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a carrier-based low-wing, two-seater, single-radial engine aircraft by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft. It was the first Royal Navy carrier-borne all-metal
Bristol Perseus
…common in the expanding military field, where it was found on the Westland Lysander reconnaissance aircraft and the Vickers Vildebeest, Blackburn Botha, Skua and Roc bombers. The main contribution of the Perseus is that its design was used as the basic piston and cylinder for two "twinned" (double-row) types…
Blackburn Skua in flight
Production Skua Mk.II, L2928 "S" of 759 Squadron. This aircraft also served with 801 Squadron in the Norwegian Campaign, and, flying from RAF Detling, was present at Dunkirk.
A Skua about to land on HMS Ark Royal, April 1941
Skuas of 800 Naval Air Squadron lined up on the flight deck of Ark Royal