| Manufacturer | Armstrong Siddeley |
|---|---|
| First run | 1928 |
| Developed from | Armstrong Siddeley Genet |
The Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major is a British five-cylinder (later seven-cylinder), air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft, designed and built by Armstrong Siddeley and first run in 1928. It developed 140 horsepower (104 kW). In Royal Air Force use the seven-cylinder version was known as the Civet I. The Feliform names used are in line with company convention, the Genet and Civet[1] both being large cat-like carnivores.
Variants and applications
Genet Major I
The Genet Major 1 was a five-cylinder engine of 105 horsepower (78 kW) that was closely related to the Genet I but with increased bore and stroke.
- Avro Avian
- Avro 619
- Avro 624
- Avro 638 Club Cadet
- Cierva C.19 Autogiro
- Civilian Coupé
- Saro Cutty Sark
- Southern Martlet
- Westland IV
Genet Major 1A (Civet I)
The Genet Major 1A (or Civet I in RAF service) was a seven-cylinder development of the Genet Major I, nominally rated at 145 horsepower (108 kW).
- ANBO V (upgrade)
- Avro Avian
- Avro Cadet
- Avro Rota
- Cierva C.30A Autogiro
- RWD-6 (not specified 7-cylinder Genet Major sub-type)
- Saro Cutty Sark
- SEA-1
- Westland Wessex
Genet Major III
As Genet Major IA but with cylinders using cast rocker boxes.
Genet Major IV
A geared propeller drive version of the Genet Major IA, 160 horsepower (120 kW).
Surviving engines
An Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major powers Southern Martlet (G-AAYX) which is owned and operated by the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden and flies at home air displays throughout the summer months.[2] An Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major 1A engine also powers the only surviving Civilian Aircraft Co.Ltd. 1931 vintage Civilian Coupe 02 monoplane (G-ABNT), which is airworthy and owned and operated by Shipping and Airlines Ltd based at Biggin Hill Airport, England.
Engines on display
- An Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major IA is on display at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford.[3]
- An Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major IV can be seen in Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków.[4]
- Aviation Heritage Museum (Western Australia)[5]
References
Notes
- ^ Lumsden 2003, p.71.
- ^ The Shuttleworth Collection - Southern Martlet Archived 17 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 21 November 2017
- ^ Royal Air Force Museum Cosford - Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major 1A 'Civet' www.rafmuseum.org.uk Retrieved: 1 January 2014
- ^ "Zbiory - silniki lotnicze" (in Polish). Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego (Polish Aviation Museum). Polish Aviation Museum.
- ^ Aviation Heritage Museum
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 18.
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.