Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar

Jaguar
Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV
Type Radial engine
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Armstrong Siddeley
First run 21 June 1922



The Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar was an aero engine developed by Armstrong Siddeley. The Jaguar was a petrol-fuelled air-cooled 14-cylinder two-row radial engine design. The Jaguar III was first used in 1923, followed in 1925 by the Jaguar IV and in 1927 by the Jaguar VI.

Design and development

The Jaguar was developed from the Royal Aircraft Factory RAF.8 design proposal of 1917, and was engineered to use a gear-driven supercharger. First run on 21 June 1922 initial performance was not as expected, as a result the bore was increased to 5.5 in (139.7 mm), with all variants after the Jaguar I using this dimension. Throughout its career the Jaguar suffered from vibration due to a lack of a crankshaft centre bearing.[1]

The most powerful version of the engine, the Jaguar VIC, produced a maximum of 490 hp (365 kW) on takeoff at 1,950 rpm and weighed 910 lb (413 kg).[2] The later Lynx was designed using one row of Jaguar cylinders.[3]

Variants

Jaguar I
1922, 300 hp.
Jaguar II
1923, 385 hp, increased bore, capacity 1,512.5 cu in (24.8 L).
Jaguar III
1923, 385 hp.
Jaguar IIIA
1923, 380 hp.
Jaguar IV
1925, 385 hp, twin carburettors
Jaguar IVA
420 hp, Geared propeller drive.
Jaguar IVC
1928, 400 hp, revised connecting rod design, enclosed valve gear.
Jaguar IV(S)
1925, 365 hp, fully supercharged.
Jaguar V
1928.
Jaguar VI
1927.
Jaguar VI(S)
1928, supercharged version of Jaguar VI.
Jaguar VIC
1927, 470 hp, geared propeller drive version of Jaguar VI.
Jaguar VID
1928.
Jaguar VIIA
1929, 400 hp, fully supercharged.
Jaguar VIII
1928, 405 hp, fully supercharged, geared propeller drive

Applications

Engines on display

A preserved Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar is on public display at the Science Museum (London).

Specifications (Jaguar I)

Sectioned Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar on display at the Science Museum (London)

Data from Lumsden[4]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Related development
Comparable engines
Related lists

References

Notes

  1. Lumsden 2003, p. 63.
  2. Lumsden 2003, Part 4 - Engine Performance Figures.
  3. Gunston 1989, p. 18.
  4. Lumsden 2003, pp. 63–66.

Bibliography

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

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