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[[Image:Im090617SC-Br-511.jpg|thumb| Bristol Jupiter VIIF engine. Exhibit at the [[Shuttleworth Collection]]. ]]
[[image:Im19391207FL-BristolAeroEng.jpg |thumb| Dec 1939.]]
[[Image:Im090617SC-Br-594.jpg|thumb| Bristol Mercury Mk. VIII. Exhibit at the [[Shuttleworth Collection]]. ]]
[[image:Im19440630Aero-Bristol.jpg |thumb| June 1944]]
 
[[image:Im19440810FL-BristolEng.jpg |thumb| August 1944.]]
[[image:Im19441116FL-BristolSleeve.jpg |thumb| November 1944.]]
[[image:Im19441116FL-BristolAero.jpg |thumb| November 1944.]]
The Bristol Engine Company manufactured aeroengines.
The Bristol Engine Company manufactured aeroengines.


== General ==
The company was originally a separate entity called [[Cosmos Engineering]] which had been formed from the pre-First World War automobile company, [[Brazil, Straker and Co]].  
The company was originally a separate entity called [[Cosmos Engineering]] which in turn formed from the pre-First World War automobile company, [[Brazil-Straker]].  


* In 1917 Cosmos was asked to investigate air-cooled radial engines, producing what would become the [[Bristol Engine Co: Mercury|Bristol Mercury]], a 14 cylinder two-row (helical) radial, which they launched in 1918. This engine saw little use, but a smaller and simpler 9 cylinder version known as the [[Bristol Engine Co: Jupiter|Bristol Jupiter]] was clearly a winning design.
1917 Cosmos was asked to investigate air-cooled radial engines, producing what would become the [[Bristol Engine Co: Mercury|Bristol Mercury]], a 14 cylinder two-row (helical) radial, which they launched in 1918. This engine saw little use, but a smaller and simpler 9 cylinder version known as the [[Bristol Engine Co: Jupiter|Bristol Jupiter]] was clearly a winning design.


* With the post-war rapid contraction of military orders Cosmos Engineering went bankrupt, and the Air Ministry let it be known that it would be a good idea if the [[Bristol Aeroplane Co]] purchased them.  
With the post-war rapid contraction of military orders Cosmos Engineering went bankrupt, and the Air Ministry let it be known that it would be a good idea if the [[Bristol Aeroplane Co]] purchased them.  


* The Jupiter competed with the [[Armstrong Siddeley Engines: Jaguar|Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar]] through the 1920s, but Bristol put more effort into their design, and by 1929, the Jupiter was clearly superior.  
The [[Bristol Engine Co: Jupiter|Jupiter]] engine competed with the [[Armstrong Siddeley Motors: Jaguar| Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar]] throughout the 1920s, but Bristol put more effort into their design, and by 1929, the Jupiter was clearly superior.  


* In the 1930s they developed a new line of radials based on the sleeve valve principle, which would develop into some of the most powerful piston engines in the world, and could continue to be sold into the 1960s.
1930s developed a new line of radials based on the sleeve valve principle, which would develop into some of the most powerful piston engines in the world, and continued to be sold into the 1960s.


* In 1956 the division was renamed '''Bristol Aero Engines'''
Post-WWII Developed gas turbines, beginning with the [[Bristol Proteus|Proteus]]


* 1958 It then merged with [[Armstrong Siddeley]] to form [[Bristol Siddeley]] as a counterpart of the airframe-producing company mergers that formed BAC.
1948 The [[Bristol Theseus|Theseus]] turbo-prop was introduced


* In 1966 Bristol Siddeley was purchased by [[Rolls-Royce]], leaving the latter as the only major aero-engine company in Britain.  
1950 The [[Rolls-Royce Engines: Olympus|Olympus]] two-spool turbojet was first tested.


* Rolls-Royce continues to produce aircraft engines as Rolls-Royce plc. A number of Bristol Siddeley engines of Bristol heritage continued to be developed by Rolls-Royce; notably the Olympus turbojet and the Pegasus. The classical names favoured by Bristol indicated their heritage in a Rolls-Royce lineup named after British Rivers
1956 The division was renamed [[Bristol Aero-Engines]]


== List of Models ==
'''List of Models
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Aquila| Aquila]] (1934-)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Centaurus| Centaurus]] (1942)
* Cherub
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Draco| Draco]]
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Hercules| Hercules]] (1939-)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Hydra| Hydra]]
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Jupiter| Jupiter]] (1918-30)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Lucifer| Lucifer]] (1920s)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Mercury| Mercury]] (1930-40s)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Pegasus| Pegasus]] (1930-40s)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Perseus| Perseus]] (1932)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Phoenix| Phoenix]] (1928-32)
|bgcolor=#F0F0F0 valign=top align=right| Few
|bgcolor=#F0F0F0 valign=top| The Phoenix was a version Pegasus engine, adapted to run on the Diesel cycle. . . . [[Bristol Engine Co - Engines: Phoenix|More Information]]


|-
''piston engines:''
|bgcolor=#F0F0F0 valign=top| [[Bristol Engine Co - Engines: Taurus|Taurus]]  
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Aquila|Aquila]] (1934-)
|bgcolor=#F0F0F0 valign=top| 1936-
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Centaurus|Centaurus]] (1942)
|bgcolor=#F0F0F0 valign=top align=right|  
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Cherub|Cherub]]
|bgcolor=#F0F0F0 valign=top| The Taurus was a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine. It was developed by adding cylinders to the existing Aquila design, creating a design that produced just over 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) with very low weight. . . . [[Bristol Engine Co - Engines: Taurus|Taurus]]
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Draco|Draco]]
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Hercules|Hercules]] (1939-)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Hydra|Hydra]]
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Jupiter|Jupiter]] (1918-30)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Lucifer|Lucifer]] (1920s)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Mercury|Mercury]] (1930-40s)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Pegasus|Pegasus]] (1930-40s)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Perseus|Perseus]] (1932)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Phoenix|Phoenix]] (1928-32)
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Taurus|Taurus]] (1936- )
* [[Bristol Engine Co: Titan|Titan]] (1927)


|-
''turbine-based engines:''
|bgcolor=#F0F0F0 valign=top| [[Bristol Engine Co - Engines: Titan|Titan]]
*[[Bristol Theseus|Theseus]] turboprop with heat exchanger
|bgcolor=#F0F0F0 valign=top| 1927
*[[Bristol Proteus|Proteus]] two-shaft turboprop
|bgcolor=#F0F0F0 valign=top align=right| -  
*[[Rolls-Royce Engines: Olympus|Olympus]] two-spool turbojet
|bgcolor=#F0F0F0 valign=top| The Bristol Titan was a five cylinder air cooled radial engine. It had the same size cylinders as the earlier Bristol Mercury engine, 5.75 in x 6.5 in and produced between 200-240hp. . . . [[Bristol Engine Co - Engines: Titan|More Information]]
*[[Bristol Orpheus|Orpheus]] single spool turbojet
*[[Bristol Engine Co: Orion|Orion]] two-shaft turboprop
*[[Rolls-Royce Engines: Pegasus|Pegasus]] two-spool vectored thrust turbofan


|-
''ramjet types:''
|colspan=4 align=center bgcolor=#7EC0EE|'''Bristol Engine Company Engines'''
*[[Bristol BRJ.801|BRJ.801]]
|}
*[[Bristol Thor|Thor]]
*[[Bristol Odin|Odin]]


==See Also==
==See Also==
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==Sources of Information==
<references/>
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Aeroplane_Company] Wikipedia


==Sources of Information==
[[Category: Town - Bristol]]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Aeroplane_Company] Wikipedia
[[Category: Internal Combustion Engines]]
[[Category: Gas Turbines]]
[[Category: Aircraft Engines]]

Latest revision as of 10:11, 22 October 2021

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November 1944.

The Bristol Engine Company manufactured aeroengines.

The company was originally a separate entity called Cosmos Engineering which had been formed from the pre-First World War automobile company, Brazil, Straker and Co.

1917 Cosmos was asked to investigate air-cooled radial engines, producing what would become the Bristol Mercury, a 14 cylinder two-row (helical) radial, which they launched in 1918. This engine saw little use, but a smaller and simpler 9 cylinder version known as the Bristol Jupiter was clearly a winning design.

With the post-war rapid contraction of military orders Cosmos Engineering went bankrupt, and the Air Ministry let it be known that it would be a good idea if the Bristol Aeroplane Co purchased them.

The Jupiter engine competed with the Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar throughout the 1920s, but Bristol put more effort into their design, and by 1929, the Jupiter was clearly superior.

1930s developed a new line of radials based on the sleeve valve principle, which would develop into some of the most powerful piston engines in the world, and continued to be sold into the 1960s.

Post-WWII Developed gas turbines, beginning with the Proteus

1948 The Theseus turbo-prop was introduced

1950 The Olympus two-spool turbojet was first tested.

1956 The division was renamed Bristol Aero-Engines

List of Models

piston engines:

turbine-based engines:

ramjet types:

See Also

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Sources of Information

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