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1038:. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.
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Similar to Mk X, adapted for target drone aircraft.
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593:Seven-cylinder single-row supercharged air-cooled
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228:1935, 270 hp (201 kW) at 2,100 rpm.
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903:Cheetah variants start at Mk V.
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546:South African Air Force Museum
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286:420 hp (313 kW) at 2,425 rpm.
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571:Cheetah engine fitted to an
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304:355 hp (265 kW) at 2,425 rpm
178:but the engine retained the
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950:Retrieved: 15 February 2009
760:0.45 lb/hp/hr (271 g/kW/hr)
563:Specifications (Cheetah IX)
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585:General characteristics
486:Shuttleworth Collection
135:of 834 cu in (13.65 L)
120:Armstrong Siddeley Lynx
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885:Gunston 1989, p.18.
876:Lumsden 2003, p.74.
785:Related development
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362:Airspeed Queen Wasp
254:Preserved Cheetah X
219:Lynx V (Lynx Major)
174:cylinders from the
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802:Comparable engines
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656:Valvetrain
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319:Cheetah 27
313:Cheetah 26
307:Cheetah 25
283:Cheetah XV
271:Cheetah XI
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