The Alvis Leonides is a British air-cooled nine-cylinder radial aero engine first developed by Alvis Car and Engineering Company in 1936. Development of...
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Alvis Leonides Major is a British air-cooled 14-cylinder radial aero engine developed by Alvis from the earlier nine-cylinder Leonides. In 1951 Alvis...
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active in Rome Alvis Leonides, 1930s British piston aircraft engine Leonides, junior synonym of the noctuid moth genus Erocha Leonide Leonids Leonid (disambiguation)...
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production finished in 1966. In 1952, Alvis returned to 14-cylinder radials with a development of the Leonides as the Leonides Major. The Major was used in the...
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helicopters for military and civilian use WS-55 Series 2 19 built; Alvis engines (Alvis Leonides Major 755), civilian use WS-55 Series 3 5 built; Gnome turboshaft...
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licence in the United Kingdom. These would be powered by the 500 hp Alvis Leonides radial engine. A modified version was also developed by Westland as...
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International. 74 (2584): 170. 1 August 1958. Retrieved 13 September 2011. Alvis Leonides "Leonides Majors in Bristol 173" Flight 16 November 1956 p775 "Bristol Type...
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decided to construct a third prototype, powered by the more powerful Alvis Leonides Mk 25 radial engine. On 24 February 1950, the Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah-powered...
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preferred a four-engined design, which led to the new 870 hp (650 kW) Alvis Leonides Major 14-cylinder radial engine, driving three-bladed propellers being...
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Heritage Centre. The following engines can be seen at the museum: Alvis Leonides Alvis Leonides Major Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Bristol Proteus de Havilland...
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