Napier Lion VIIB

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The Napier Lion VIIB was a high-performance British W-12 aircraft engine of the 1920s, widely used in racing seaplanes and record-breaking aircraft.

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Napier Lion VIIB canonical 1
Napier Lion VIID 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft engine
piston engine
application racing seaplane
record-breaking aircraft
category British aircraft piston engines
racing aircraft engines
configuration W-12
coolingMedium water
coolingSystem liquid-cooled
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
cycle four-stroke
cylinderArrangement broad-arrow
designer Napier engineering team
linked to: D. Napier & Son
era 1920s
family Napier Lion engine family
fuelType aviation gasoline
ignitionSystem dual ignition
manufacturer D. Napier & Son
materialUse aluminium alloy components
mountingType inline mounting in airframes
notableFeature compact W-12 layout
extensive use in record-breaking aircraft
high power-to-weight ratio for its time
notableFor contributing to interwar aviation speed records
numberOfCylinders 12
predecessor Napier Lion VIIA
productionPeriod late 1920s
propulsionType propeller-driving piston engine
role high-performance powerplant
status historical engine
successor later Napier Lion variants
usedBy British racing teams
Royal Air Force
usedFor altitude record attempts
distance record attempts
speed record attempts
usedIn British seaplanes
Gloster IV seaplane
Supermarine S.4
Supermarine S.5
experimental and prototype aircraft
land-based racing aircraft
various Schneider Trophy racers
usedInCompetition Schneider Trophy races
valvesPerCylinder four
valvetrain dual overhead camshafts

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Supermarine S.5 engineModel Napier Lion VIIB
Supermarine S.5 engineModel Napier Lion VIID
linked to: Napier Lion VIIB