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Napier Lion V

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1925-1965, London, Hangar Three/Four, 65/E/6

The Napier Lion was one of the most powerful engines developed for the RAF. It has an unusual ‘W’ arrangement with three rows of four cylinders. Lion V engines were fitted to Supermarine Southamptons.

Napier Lion V | 65/E/6, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

De Havilland Gipsy I

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1926-1979, In Storage, 79/E/397

The de Havilland Gipsy I was a 4-cylinder in-line engine developing 98 horse power. It powered the de Havilland Gipsy Moth, among other inter-War civilian aircraft.

De Havilland Gipsy I | 79/E/397, © RAF Museum / RAFM/Iain Duncan

Bristol Bulldog Mk IIA

Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1930-SEP 1964, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/1386/A

The Bristol Bulldog was the RAF fighter of the early 1930s. It was the force's standard fighter, equipping 10 of its 13 home defence squadrons.

Bristol Bulldog MkIIA biplane on display at the RAF Museum London, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Bristol Pegasus I

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1934-1973, London, Hangar Three/Four, 73/E/1111

Medium supercharged, poppet valve, left hand tractor drive, nine cylinder single row, air cooled 620hp radial aero engine. Sectioned.

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Daimler-Benz DB 605A Engine

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, 77/E/350

Large twelve cylinder inverted Vee liquid-cooled German World War Two aero-engine. As used on the Messerschmitt Bf 109G.

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de Havilland Ghost 50

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1950-Circa 1960, Cosford, Hangar Three, 65/E/1100

The Ghost was the second jet engine to be produced by de Haviland, and was a scaled up version of the earlier Goblin. Ghosts equipped aircraft types including the de Havilland Vampire and Comet.

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Rolls-Royce Avon Mk 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1955, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1994/0492/E

Sectioned turbojet aero engine.

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Gloster Javelin FAW 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1955-1975, Cosford, Hangar Four, 84/A/1180

The Javelin was the world’s first twin-jet delta-wing fighter, designed to intercept bombers at high altitudes and at high subsonic speeds. Electronic and radar devices gave it an all-weather capability.

Gloster Javelin FAW I on display in the National Cold War Exhibition Cosford, RAF Museum

Bristol Britannia 312

Aircraft & Exhibits, DEC 1957-31 MAY 1984, Cosford, External Display, 84/A/740

Designed to a 1947 specification for a medium-range airliner for the British Overseas Airways Corporation, the Britannia prototype made its first flight on 16 August 1952. A long-range version, the Series 300 as pictured, was developed for trans-Atlantic service and entered service on the London-New York route on 19 December 1957.

Four engine transport aircraft in white RAF Transport Command finish with blue 'cheat line', © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Bristol Type 188

Aircraft & Exhibits, APR 1963-JAN 1964, In Storage, 83/A/1112

Twin engine stainless steel supersonic research monoplane.

Bristol Type 188 | 83/A/1112, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan