Lion III

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Lion III was a significant later development of the Napier Lion aircraft engine series, featuring improved performance and refinements over earlier variants.

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Lion III canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napier Lion engine variant ⓘ
aircraft piston engine ⓘ
application civil aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
coolingSystem liquid-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
cylinderCount 12 ⓘ
designGoal greater reliability in service ⓘ
improved high-altitude performance ⓘ
increased power output ⓘ
engineConfiguration W-12 ⓘ
engineType four-stroke piston engine ⓘ
era 1920s ⓘ
family Napier Lion III series ⓘ
linked to: Napier Lion V
feature high power-to-weight ratio for its era ⓘ
improved performance over earlier Napier Lion variants ⓘ
refinements to cooling system ⓘ
refinements to fuel and ignition systems ⓘ
refinements to reliability ⓘ
fuelType aviation gasoline ⓘ
ignitionSystem dual ignition ⓘ
manufacturer D. Napier & Son ⓘ
marketedAs later development of the Napier Lion series ⓘ
notableFor contributing to the evolution of British high-performance aero engines ⓘ
partOfSeries Napier Lion ⓘ
predecessor Lion II ⓘ
successor Lion IV ⓘ
usedBy British aircraft manufacturers ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
usedInRole bomber aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
valvesPerCylinder 4 ⓘ
valvetrain dual overhead camshafts ⓘ

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Napier Lion → notableVariant → Lion III ⓘ