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Armstrong-Siddeley Motors
was formed in 1919 when Armstrong Whitworth Development Company bought
Siddeley-Deasy, which had built aircraft engines during WWI. In 1935 Armstrong-Siddeley
Motors became a subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley, which merged with the engine
business of Bristol Aero Engines to become Bristol Siddeley in 1960, and then
with Rolls-Royce in 1966.
Armstrong-Siddeley piston
aircraft engines were named after big cats, most notably Puma, Lynx, Jaguar,
Panther, Cheetah, Mongoose, Leopard, Genet, Serval, and Tiger. A-S Gas turbines
were named after snakes and included the Mamba, Double Mamba, Python, Adder,
Sapphire and Viper. Armstrong-Siddeley was also a major producer of rocket
engines.
Images of Armstrong-Siddeley engines from around the world,
provided by Bill Bishop.
Armstrong-Siddeley Cheetah
The Aero Space Museum
Association of Calgary (Canada)
South
Australian Aviation Museum
Cheetah IX at
Caboolture Warplane Museum (Queensland, Australia)
- More Cheetah Images -
Armstrong-Siddeley Genet
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