Armstrong Siddeley Lynx

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 200 horsepower (150 kW) licensed version of this engine named the Alfa Romeo Lynx.^[1]

Lynx
Armstrong Siddeley Lynx fitted to the Shuttleworth Collection's airworthy Avro Tutor
Type	Radial aero engine
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Armstrong Siddeley
First run	1920
Number built	6,000
Developed from	Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar
Developed into	Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah

Variants

Lynx I

1920, 150 hp (110 kW).

Lynx II

1920, 184 hp (137 kW).

Lynx III

1924, 200 hp (150 kW).

Lynx IV

1929, 180 hp (130 kW).

Lynx IVA

1930, 188 hp (140 kW).

Lynx IVB

1930, 215 hp (160 kW).

Lynx IVC

1929, 208 / 225 hp (155 / 168 kW).

Lynx IV(G)

1929, Geared propeller drive.

Lynx IV(MOD)

1929, 188 hp (140 kW), reconditioned and modified Lynx IV.

Lynx IV(S)

1928, 200 hp (150 kW), fully supercharged.

Lynx V (Lynx Major)

Main article: Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah

1930, increased bore and stroke, name changed from Lynx V to Lynx Major then Cheetah. Effectively half a Panther^[2]

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

Preserved Lynx fitted to an Avro 504N 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

• 

  Another view of the Armstrong Siddeley Lynx fitted to the Shuttleworth Collection's airworthy Avro Tutor

  Avro Tutor, K3215, powered by a Lynx IV, flies regularly at the Shuttleworth Collection and can be viewed in the museum at other times.^[3]

Specifications (Lynx IV)

Armstrong Siddeley Lynx 7-cylinder radial from the Avro 618 Ten aircraft, Southern Cloud

Data from Lumsden^[4]

General characteristics

• Type: 7-cylinder air-cooled radial engine
• Bore: 5.0 in (127 mm )
• Stroke: 5.5 in (140 mm)
• Displacement: 756 cu in (12.4 L)
• Length: 45.6 in (1,158 mm)
• Diameter: 42 in (1,067 mm)
• Dry weight: 525 lb (238 kg )

Components

• Valvetrain: Overhead valve, 2 valves per cylinder
• Fuel system: Carburettor
• Cooling system: Air-cooled

Performance

• Power output: 187 hp (139 kW) at 1,700 rpm cruise / 215 hp (160 kW) at 1,900 rpm max
• Power-to-weight ratio: 0.35 hp/lb (0.6 kW/kg)

See also

Related development

• Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah
• Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar

Comparable engines

• Jacobs R-755
• Siemens-Halske Sh 14
• Walter Castor
• Warner Scarab
• Wright R-760

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References

Notes

1. "Alfa Aero Engines". aroca-qld.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
2. Lumsden 2003, p.74.
3. The Shuttleworth Collection - Avro Tutor Archived 12 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 11 February 2009
4. Lumsden 2003, p.66-67.

Bibliography

• Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.