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The Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose is a British five-cylinder radial aero engine produced by Armstrong Siddeley. Developed in the mid-1920s it was used in the Hawker Tomtit trainer and Parnall Peto seaplane amongst others. With a displacement of 540 cubic inches (9 litres) the Mongoose had a maximum power output of 155 horsepower (115 kilowatts).

A Mongoose engine powers the sole remaining airworthy Hawker Tomtit, based at Old Warden.

Design and development

The Mongoose is a five-cylinder, single-row, air-cooled radial piston engine. The engine features twin forward-mounted ignition magnetos and enclosed valve rockers, the cylinders being the same as those used for the earlier Jaguar engine.[1] An unusual feature of the Mongoose is the vertical position of the lower cylinder, a design thought likely to promote oil fouling of the spark plugs.[2]

Built in several variants, power output ranged between 135 and 155 hp (100-115 kW).

Variants

Mongoose I
1926, 135 hp.
Mongoose II
1930, 155 hp.
Mongoose III
1929.
Mongoose IIIA
1929, civil use.
Mongoose IIIC
1929, Military use based on IIIA.

Applications

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Mongoose-powered Hawker Tomtit

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Survivors

An Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose IIIC powers the sole remaining airworthy Hawker Tomtit, K1786/G-AFTA, owned and operated by the Shuttleworth Collection this aircraft flies regularly throughout the summer months.[5]

Specifications (Mongoose I)

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See also

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References

Notes

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Bibliography

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  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. Шаблон:ISBN
  • Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. Шаблон:ISBN.

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External links

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  1. Gunston 1989, p. 18.
  2. Lumsden 2003, p. 69.
  3. List from Lumsden
  4. Ramoška, Gytis, ANBO III. Pirmasis serijinis lietuviškas lėktuvas, Plieno Sparnai, (in Lithuanian) Nr. 7 2002 m.
  5. The Shuttleworth Collection - Hawker Tomtit Шаблон:Webarchive Retrieved: 22 February 2012