Aero engine, 'Bristol Lucifer', full-size, 3 cylinder, radial of 100 hp, 4 valves to each cylinder, finished in green & oil coating, Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd, Bristol, England, 1919 (OF).

Use this term to encompass all activities concerned with moving people and goods through the air.  For the science of flight, use Aeronautics.  For the mechanical aspects of flight, use Flight technology.  For the recreational aspects use Flying.  For the commercial aspects, use Airline industry.

Air transport

Branch of engineering dealing with the design, development and production of aircraft that function within the atmosphere, and their related systems.  For engineering concerned with the flight of vehicles in space, use Aerospace engineering.

Aeronautical engineering

B1606 Aero engine, 'Bristol Lucifer', full-size, 3 cylinder, radial of 100 hp, 4 valves to each cylinder, finished in green & oil coating, Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd, Bristol, England, 1919 (OF).

Engines having cylinders grouped so that they resemble equally spaced radii of a circle. The cylinders are stationary and the crankshaft rotates with the propeller.

Radial engines

Engines that develop either shaft horsepower or thrust and incorporate design features advantageous for aircraft propulsion.

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'Bristol Lucifer' aero engine made by Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd

Object No. B1606

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