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ADC Nimbus

1920s British piston aircraft engine

Field	Value
name	Nimbus
engine_type	Liquid-cooled inline piston engine
manufacturer	Aircraft Disposal Company
national_origin	United Kingdom
first_run	1926
major_applications	Airco DH.9
Vickers Vendace
developed_from	Siddeley Puma

Vickers Vendace

The ADC Nimbus was a British inline aero engine that first ran in 1926. The Nimbus was developed from the Siddeley Puma aero engine by Frank Halford of the Aircraft Disposal Company, the goal was to develop the Puma to produce its intended power output which Halford eventually achieved. The Nimbus was further developed into an air-cooled version known as the ADC Airsix which did not enter production and was not flown.

Applications

Airco DH.9
de Havilland DH.37
de Havilland DH.50
Nimbus Martinsyde
Vickers Vendace

Specifications (Nimbus)

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References

Notes

Bibliography

Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .

References

Lumsden 2003, p. 55.
Lumsden 2003, p.276.

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