| 词条 | Napier Rapier | |||||||||||||
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The Napier Rapier was a British 16-cylinder H pattern air-cooled aero engine designed by Frank Halford and built by Napier & Son shortly before World War II. Design and developmentThe Rapier was the first of Napier's H cylinder engines. The rationale for the H is fairly straightforward, in that rather than having an engine with fewer large cylinders, more small cylinders could simply be added. It was believed that an H pattern engine would provide substantially more power and higher RPM's for the same frontal area as a large liquid-cooled V engine. The maximum RPM in a dive was 4,800. The H-block has a compact layout, as it essentially consists of two vertically opposed inline engines lying one beside another driving side by side crankshafts. Another advantage is that since the cylinders are opposed, the motion in one is balanced by the opposite motion in the one on the opposite side, leading to very smooth running. The Rapier suffered many of the same problems as the later Dagger and Sabre engines. The Fairey Seafox and Short S.20 were both powered by the Napier Rapier. ApplicationsList from Lumsden. [1]
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Specifications (Rapier V){{pistonspecs| |ref=Flight and Lumsden.[3][4] |type=16-cylinder air-cooled H engine |bore=3.5 in (89 mm) |stroke=3.5 in (89 mm) |displacement=539 cu in (8.833 litres) |length=57.37 in (1,457 mm) |diameter= |width=23.37 in (594 mm) |height=36 in (914 mm) |weight= 720 lb (327 kg) |valvetrain=1 inlet and 1 exhaust valve per cylinder. |supercharger=Fully supercharged |turbocharger= |fuelsystem=1 Claudel carburettor |fueltype=87 octane |oilsystem= |coolingsystem=Air-cooled |power=340 hp (253.5 kW) at 4,000 rpm at 13,000 ft (3,960 m) |specpower= 0.63 hp/cu in |compression=6:1 |fuelcon= |specfuelcon= |oilcon= 8 to 12 pints (4.54 to 6.82L) per hour |power/weight=0.47 hp/lb (0.775 kW/kg) |reduction_gear= Left hand tractor, 2.5625:1 }} See also{{aircontent|see also= |related=
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}} ReferencesNotes1. ^Lumsden 2003, pp. 172-173. 2. ^Ogilvy 1989, ch.4. 3. ^Flight - Napier Rapier, 14 March 1935 www.flightglobal.com Retrieved: 16 January 2011 4. ^Lumsden 2003, p.173. Bibliography
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