Polish Aviation Museum Cracow

31-864 Kraków,
al. Jana Pawła II 39
phone: (12) 640 99 60,
(12) 642 40 70
e-mail: info@muzeumlotnictwa.pl

a cultural institution of the Malopolska Region

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Aircraft engine: Armstrong-Siddeley Genet Major IV

Great Britain
radial engine
1930

Configuration	7-cylinder radial
Cooling	air-cooled
Displacement:	7.3 l (427 cu. in)
Compression ratio:	5.0
Propeller reduction gear ratio:	0.663
Weight:	165 kg (364 lb)
Maximum power:	180 hp at 2,400 rpm
Climb power:	160 hp

An engine produced at the Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd in Coventry. This type of engine powered the RWD‑6 aircraft, in which the crew Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura won the Challenge 1932 competition.

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