The Armstrong Siddeley Lynx is a British seven-cylinder

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developed by

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. Testing began in 1920 and 6,000 had been produced by 1939. In Italy

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built a licensed version of this engine named the Alfa Romeo Lynx.

Variants

;Lynx I :1920, . ;Lynx II :1920, . ;Lynx III :1924, . ;Lynx IV :1929, . ;Lynx IVA :1930, . ;Lynx IVC :1929, . ;Lynx IV(G) :1929, Geared propeller drive. ;Lynx IV(MOD) :1929, , reconditioned and modified Lynx IV. ;Lynx IV(S) :1928, , fully supercharged. ;Lynx V (Lynx Major) :1930, increased bore and stroke, name changed from Lynx V to Lynx Major then Cheetah. Effectively half a

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;Piaggio P.II: Licence production in Italy by

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* VL Tuisku *

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Alfa Romeo Lynx

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* IMAM Ro.10

Survivors

*Avro Tutor, ''K3215'', powered by a Lynx IV, flies regularly at the

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and can be viewed in the museum at other times.The Shuttleworth Collection - Avro Tutor
Retrieved: 11 February 2009

Specifications (Lynx IV)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Lumsden, Alec. ''British Piston Engines and their Aircraft''. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. . {{Piaggio aeroengines 1920s aircraft piston engines Aircraft air-cooled radial piston engines

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