The Armstrong Siddeley Serval was a British ten-cylinder aero engine developed by

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in the late 1920s. Following company tradition, the engine was named for the

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Design and development

The Serval was a ten-cylinder, double-row, air-cooled radial piston engine. It was developed from the

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and was, more or less, two Mongooses built around a single crankcase. In fact, it first appeared as the Double Mongoose in May 1928.Gunston 1989, p.17. Built in several variants, power output was about 340 hp (254 kW).

Variants

Serval I initially Double Mongoose :(1931) 340 hp. ;Serval III :(1932) ;Serval IIIB :(1932) 310 hp. ;Serval IV : 310 hp. ;Serval V :(1933) 340 hp.

Applications

* Airco DH.9 * Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta * BFW M.36 *

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* ICAR Comercial * Saro Cloud * Stampe et Vertongen SV.5 Tornado

Specifications (Serval I)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. * Lumsden, Alec. ''British Piston Engines and their Aircraft''. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. . {{ASaeroengines 1920s aircraft piston engines Aircraft air-cooled radial piston engines

Serval The serval (''Leptailurus serval'') is a wild cat native to Africa. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, except rainforest regions. Across its range, it occurs in protected areas, and hunting it is either prohibited or regulated in ran ...