- Source: Bristol Lucifer
The Bristol Lucifer was a British three-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft. Built in the UK in the 1920s by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, it produced 100 horsepower (75 kW).
The Lucifer was originally a Cosmos Engineering engine, Cosmos being taken over by Bristol in 1920.
Applications
Albatros L 69
Avro 504
Boulton Paul P.10
Bristol M.1D
Bristol Primary Trainer
Bryant 1927 monoplane (Dole Race entrant, christened Angel of Los Angeles)
Handley Page Hamlet
LFG V 44
NVI F.K.29
Parnall Peto
Tupolev ANT-2
Udet U 8
Specifications (Lucifer 1)
Data from Lumsden
= General characteristics
=Type: 3-cylinder air-cooled single-row radial engine
Bore: 5.75 in (146 mm)
Stroke: 6.25 in (159 mm)
Displacement: 487 in³ (8.0 L)
Diameter: 48 in (1,219 mm)
Dry weight: 324 lb (147 kg)
= Components
=Valvetrain: Four valves per cylinder, poppet valve
Fuel type: Petrol
Cooling system: Air-cooled
= Performance
=Power output: 100 hp (75 kW)
Compression ratio: 4.8:1
Power-to-weight ratio: 0.3 hp/lb (0.5 kW/kg)
See also
Comparable engines
Blackburne Thrush
Related lists
List of aircraft engines