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boost pressure than the existing 87-octane fuel, thus increasing the power. The Mercury XV was one of the first British aero engines to be type-tested and cleared to use the 100-octane fuel in 1939. This engine was capable of running with a boost pressure of +9 lbs/sq.in (0.62 bar) and was first
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to the aviation industry in order to improve altitude performance, Fedden felt it was reasonable to use a small amount of boost at all times in order to improve performance of an otherwise smaller engine. Instead of designing an entirely new block, the existing Jupiter parts were re-used with the
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Almost 21,000 engines were produced, with a number also being built under license elsewhere in Europe. Several examples remain airworthy, with other preserved examples on public display in
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stroke reduced by one inch (25 mm). The smaller capacity engine was then boosted back to Jupiter power levels, while running at higher rpm and thus requiring a reduction gear for the
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Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II: History and Development of Frontline Aircraft Piston Engines Produced by Great Britain and the United States During World War II
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The Mercury was also the first British aero engine to be approved for use with variable-pitch propellers.
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was reaching the end of its lifespan. Although the Mercury initially failed to attract much interest, the
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it was used to power both civil and military aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s. Developed from the earlier
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The Fighter Collection, also currently based at Duxford Airfield, operate a 1939 Gloster Gladiator II (
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produced 20,700 examples of the engine. Outside the United Kingdom, Mercury was licence-built by
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Bristol Mercury V is in running condition mounted on last PZL P.11 fighter at the
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Unsuccessful experimental short stroke (5.0 in) version, 390 hp (290 kW)
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eventually funded three prototypes and it became another winner for the designer
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List from Lumsden, the Mercury may not be the main powerplant for these types
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in Sweden and used in the Swedish Gloster Gladiator fighters and in the
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from the US. This new fuel would allow aero engines to run at higher
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535 hp, second use of VIIIA designation, (became the Pegasus IU.2P)
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In 1938 Roy Fedden pressed the Air Ministry to import supplies of
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825 hp (615 kW), Mercury 25 with modified carburettor.
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Another example of a Bristol Mercury VII is on display at the
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is a British nine-cylinder, air-cooled, single-row, piston
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Overhead valve, 4 valves per cylinder – 2 intake and 2
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Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Westland Lysander
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has a Lysander IIIA in flying condition as does the
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636 hp (474 kW) at 2,750 rpm at 15,500 ft (4,730 m)
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Index

Walter Mercury V-S2
Bristol Mercury (newspaper)

Royal Air Force Museum London
Piston
aero engine
Bristol Aeroplane Company
Roy Fedden
Bristol Blenheim
Gloster Gladiator
Fokker D.XXI
Bristol Jupiter
Bristol Pegasus
radial engine
Roy Fedden
Bristol Aeroplane Company
Jupiter
horsepower
capacity
cubic inches
supercharger
aviation museums
Bristol Aeroplane Company
Bristol Jupiter
Air Ministry
Roy Fedden
superchargers
propeller
Pegasus
fighter

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