Armstrong Siddeley Lynx Explained

The Armstrong Siddeley Lynx is a British seven-cylinder aero engine developed by Armstrong Siddeley. It was developed as a single row version of the two-row Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar. Testing began in 1920 and 6,000 had been produced by 1939. In Italy Alfa Romeo built a 200hp licensed version of this engine named the Alfa Romeo Lynx.^[1]

Variants

Lynx I

1920, .

Lynx II

1920, .

Lynx III

1924, .

Lynx IV

1929, .

Lynx IVA

1930, .

Lynx IVB

1930, .

Lynx IVC

1929, .

Lynx IV(G)

1929, Geared propeller drive.

Lynx IV(MOD)

1929,, reconditioned and modified Lynx IV.

Lynx IV(S)

1928,, fully supercharged.

Lynx V (Lynx Major)

See main article: Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah.

1930, increased bore and stroke, name changed from Lynx V to Lynx Major then Cheetah. Effectively half a Panther^[2]

Piaggio P.II: Licence production in Italy by Piaggio.

Applications

Alfa Romeo Lynx

Survivors

Avro Tutor, K3215, powered by a Lynx IV, flies regularly at the Shuttleworth Collection and can be viewed in the museum at other times.^[3]

References

Bibliography

Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .

Notes and References

Web site: Alfa Aero Engines . 2007-08-25 . aroca-qld.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071008150746/http://www.aroca-qld.com/library_articles/alfa_romeo_aero_engines.php . 2007-10-08 .
Lumsden 2003, p.74.
http://www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth_aircraft_details.asp?ID=25 The Shuttleworth Collection - Avro Tutor