Genet | Armstrong Siddeley

Armstrong Siddeley Genet Aero-Engine

The Genet was a five-cylinder, single-row, radial, air-cooled, poppet-valve, small piston engine. It was one of the earliest practical radial aero engines for the light aircraft industry emerging in the 1920s.

Armstrong Siddeley Genet Aero-Engine

Genet Powered Aircraft

Parnell/ Cierva C10 Genet I

Junkers L.25 Junior Genet I & II

Blackburn Bluebird Genet I

Robinson Redwing III Genet II

Westland WidginIII Genet II

Junkers L.25 Junior Genet I & II

Leading Particulars of Genet Engines

Engine Type 5-cylinder, single-row air-cooled, radial aero-engine.

Bore 4 inch (101.6 mm)
Stroke 4 inch (101.6 mm)
Volume 251.4 cu. in. (4.1litre)

Tractor Drive Geared Epicyclic

Variants

Mk I,

1926 65hp (48.5kW), Direct Drive, Compression ratio 5.2:1

MK II & IIA

1930 80hp (59.7kW), Direct Drive, Compression ratio 5.25:1

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