Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah
Armstrong Siddeley
- Configuration
- 7-cylinder air-cooled radial, 13.65 litres
- Power
- ~345–420 hp
About
The Cheetah was the unglamorous engine that trained much of the RAF. A reliable seven-cylinder air-cooled radial of 13.65 litres giving 345 to 420 hp, it was the first engine of its type cleared for 1,200 hours between overhauls, and more than 37,000 were built. It powered the twin-engined trainers on which tens of thousands of aircrew learned their trade — above all the Airspeed Oxford and the Avro Anson.
Sources: This page was compiled from publicly available historical sources, including Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah — Wikipedia and Lumsden, Alec — British Piston Aero-Engines and their Aircraft (Airlife, 2003). The text is original and has been written from factual source material.