The Armstrong Siddeley 840 hp 'Tiger' aero engine, 1931.

Made:
1931 in England and Coventry

Sectioned Armstrong Siddeley 840 H.P. "Tiger" Aero engine

Sectioned Armstrong Siddeley 840 H.P. 'Tiger' Aero engine. Two of these engines were used to power Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley bombers, twin-engined medium bombers operated by the RAF in the 1930s.

Details

Category:
Aircraft Propulsion
Object Number:
1936-25
type:
aeroplanes, aircraft and engines
credit:
Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd.

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The Armstrong Siddeley 840 hp 'Tiger' aero engine, 1931.

The Armstrong Siddeley 840 hp 'Tiger' aero engine, 1931.

Sectioned Armstrong Siddeley 840 H.P. "Tiger" Aero engine

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Sectioned Armstrong Siddeley 840 H.P. 'Tiger' Aero engine. Two of these engines were used to power Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley bombers, twin-engined medium bombers operated by the RAF in the 1930s.

Object Number:
1936-25/1
type:
aeroplanes , aircraft and engines
Siddeley 'Tiger' nameplate

Siddeley 'Tiger' nameplate

Black nameplate, engraved 'Siddeley Tiger'.

Object Number:
1936-25/2
type:
nameplates
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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