Bristol Aquila
The Aquila was a nine-cylinder single-row radial aircraft engine designed by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1934. A sleeve valve engine, its basic design was developed from the Bristol Perseus, further developments being the Bristol Hercules, Bristol Taurus, and Bristol Centaurus. This engine did not go into production.
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