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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Napier Lion, Bristol Jupiter, Gnome Monosoupape, Hispano-Suiza 8, Mercedes D.III, Liberty L-12, Curtiss OX-5, Bugatti U-16, Rolls-Royce Eagle, Anzani 10, Le Rhone, Rolls-Royce Falcon, Anzani 6, Le Rhone 9J, Salmson 9, BMW IIIa, Rolls-Royce Condor, Sunbeam Manitou, Sunbeam Matabele, Gnome Lambda, Clerget aircraft engines, Le Rhone 9C, Anzani 20, ABC Dragonfly, Bentley BR2, Beardmore 160 hp, Bentley BR1, Siddeley Puma, Cosmos Mercury, RAF 4, RAF 1, Clerget 9B, Mercedes D.IVa, Rolls-Royce Hawk, Renault 70 hp, Gnome Gamma, Napier Cub, Salmson B.9, Beardmore 120 hp, Green E.6, Wolseley Viper, Wolseley 60 hp, Renault 80 hp, RAF 3, ABC Wasp, Sunbeam Arab, Renault 8B, Sunbeam side-valve aircraft engines, Viale 35 hp, Sunbeam Dyak, Curtiss K-12, Clerget 7Z, Siemens-Halske Sh.III, RAF 2, Bristol Lucifer, Curtiss Model K, Wolseley 160 hp, ABC Mosquito, Clerget 11Eb, ABC Gnat, Argus As II, Hall-Scott A-1, Isotta-Fraschini V.4, Benz Bz.IV, Austro-Daimler 6, Wright Vertical 4, Fiat A.12, Lawrance L-3, Liberty L-8, Sunbeam Crusader, Fiat A.14, BMW IV, Hiero 6, Fiat A.10, Liberty L-6, Curtiss OXX, BMW M2B15, Liberty L-4, Benz Bz.IIIb, Maybach Mb.IVa, Hall-Scott A-7, Oberursel U.I. Excerpt: The Bristol Jupiter was a British nine-cylinder single-row piston radial engine built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Originally designed late in World War I and known as the Cosmos Jupiter, a lengthy series of upgrades and developments turned it into one of the finest engines of its era. The Jupiter was widely used on many aircraft designs during the 1920s and 1930s. Thousands of Jupiters of all versions were produced, both by Bristol and abroad under license. A turbo-supercharged version of the Jupiter known as the Orion suffered development problems and only a small number were produced. The Jupiter was designed during World War I by Roy Fed...
