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Rolls-Royce Condor

Field	Value
name	Condor
image	Rolls-Royce Condor III RRHT Derby.jpg
caption	Rolls-Royce Condor III on display at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby
engine_type	Piston V-12
manufacturer	Rolls-Royce Limited
first_run	1918
number_built	327
developed_from	Rolls-Royce Eagle

The Rolls-Royce Condor aircraft piston engine is a larger version of the Rolls-Royce Eagle developing up to 675 hp. The engine first ran in 1918 and a total of 327 engines were recorded as being built.

Variants

Note: ;Condor I :(1920–1921) 600 hp, 72 built at Derby. ;Condor IA :Alternative designation for Condor II. ;Condor II :(1921) 650 hp, revised propeller reduction gear ratio, increased compression ratio (5.17:1). 34 built at Derby. ;Condor III :(1923–1927) 650/670 hp, compression ratio 6.5:1, Re-designed connecting rods. 196 built at Derby. ;Condor IIIA :(1925) 650/665 hp. Improved main bearing design and material. ;Condor IIIB :(1930) 650 hp, 0.477:1 reduction gear, re-designed crankcase and crankshaft. ;Condor IV :(1925) 750 hp. Direct-drive, modified engine mounting. 13 built at Derby. ;Condor IVA :(1927) 750 hp. Nine built at Derby. ;Condor V :(1925) As Condor IIIA with two-stage turbocharger. Run but not flown, one built at Derby. ;Condor VII :Direct-drive Condor IIIA, two built at Derby. ;Condor C.I. :(1932) 480 hp, compression ignition (diesel), two engines tested and flown.

Compression ignition (diesel) variant

In 1932 the Air Ministry initiated a conversion of the Condor petrol engine to the compression ignition system. The conversion was developed at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, with the co-operation of Rolls-Royce Ltd. Engine layout, bore, and stroke remained the same as for the petrol version; the compression ratio increased to 12.5:1. The more robust construction required to withstand the increased stresses increased the engine weight to 1,504 lb. At its maximum 2,000 rpm the engine developed 500 hp (373 kW), giving a power/weight ratio of 0.33 hp/lb.

The engine passed the 50-hour civil type test for compression ignition engines, being only the second British engine to do so. The only previous engine to pass this test was the much larger Beardmore Tornado fitted to the R101 airship. The diesel Condor was experimentally flown in a Hawker Horsley to explore the practical operation of a diesel engine in flight.

Applications

The Condor was used in the following aircraft:

Avro Aldershot
Avro Andover
Avro Ava
Beardmore Inflexible
Blackburn Iris
Bristol Berkeley
de Havilland DH.27 Derby
de Havilland DH.54 Highclere
de Havilland DH.14 Okapi
Fairey Fremantle
Fairey N.4
Handley Page Handcross
Hawker Hornbill
Hawker Horsley
R100
Rohrbach Ro V Rocco
Saunders Valkyrie
Short Singapore
Vickers Valentia
Vickers Vanguard
Vickers Vixen
Vickers Virginia
Westland Yeovil

Specifications (Condor III)

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References

Notes

Bibliography

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

References

Lumsden 2003, p.188.
List from Lumsden 2003, pp. 188-190
[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1932/1932%20-%201172.html ''Flight'', 17 November 1932, p. 1094] www.flightglobal.com Retrieved: 5 April 2010
Lumsden 2003, p.189.

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