Bristol Centaurus for sale

I think they were ‘tee-ed’ into the underside of the pipes from the front cylinders.

Its from a Bristol freighter, I discussed this with the owner and restorer of this engine. The Centaurus has wider diameter cylinder fins as the cylinders mask each other as you will see in this photo and the incoming air is necessarily compressed further to allow it to do the extra cooling. I was talking about the video as well not the subject of the sale

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I’m not good on engines so I apologise if I’m seeking the bleeding obvious but in the photo the front row cylinders look to have two exhaust pipes but the rear row don’t appear to have any and there’s no obvious place for them to go.

Help.

Centaurus

Just got the exhaust stubs off the front row and by the look of it i should think Flying Legends 2020 not a bit of (inhibited) anywhere and rusted solid, it is going to be a bit of a challenge.
Brian

Forgot to mention i am also on my 3rd wife.

Number of engines, number of wives – are the two connected…?;o)

Welcome to the forum Millsie.
Will it be at Legends 2015?

I’m referring to the Centaurus, (I know wife No3 will be there!)

Pete

Hi reading the posts things have got a little crossed, The one on the blue trailer (Youtube) is a Bristol Hercules 216 14 cylinder originally out of the Hastings C 2 i restored this engine which took about 2.5 years and run it a shows around the uk. The one for sale on EBAY was a Centaurus 18 cylinder which i also own and plan to restore to running order. Just for a bit of info i also have restored a Rolls Royce Griffon 57A which has taken 3 years and only got it running early this year.

Hope you all enjoy?
Forgot to mention i am also on my 3rd wife.

Maybe a nice addition to the Creaking Door collection 😉

Not guilty! 🙂

Although I’d love to own such a beast I have to keep reminding myself how big a complete Bristol Centaurus is!

There is a nice cut-away example (ex-Beverly) that has taken up residence at the Suttleworth collection; on airshow days its owner turns it over on the starter-motor and it is truly wonderful to see how the internal components move in coordination to produce the ‘simple’ sleeve-valve operation.

Oh, OK. I just assumed we were discussing what was on the thread.

Nice bit of kit all the same. Bristol engines were beautifully engineered compact powerplants, it’s a real pleasure to see them “naked” exposing all that luvverly engineering.

The most impressive display engines I have ever seen were sectioned Bristol piston powerplants produced post-war. All beautifully cut away and with chrome plating and high-gloss paintwork in abundance, complementing their compact, superbly designed machinery.

Anon.

Its from a Bristol freighter, I discussed this with the owner and restorer of this engine. The Centaurus has wider diameter cylinder fins as the cylinders mask each other as you will see in this photo and the incoming air is necessarily compressed further to allow it to do the extra cooling. I was talking about the video as well not the subject of the sale

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Mike, I think we are talking at cross purposes, I’m referring to the YouTube vid posted by Kenyohan, which is quoted in my first post, not the engine which is the subject of this thread. See post #12.

Pete

Count the oval-shaped cooling inlets. 18 means Centaurus.

Dan-Air operated the Airspeed Ambassador, which had just this type of power plant. As far as I am aware Dan-Air never operated Hercules-powered aircraft.

Anon.

Its only got 14 cylinders.

Looks like 18cyls to me.
Even the ad states it is an 18 cyl engine.

Its only got 14 cylinders. Seen this engine at Duxford last year

No, it’s a Centaurus, Peter. Reduction gear mounted distributors can only mean one thing – Centaurus.

Anon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vSfKe8Qs4E

The title says Centaurus, but it’s a Hercules.

Pete

Maybe a nice addition to the Creaking Door collection 😉

Rob

Its possibly North Weald bound

It sounds like someone’s made a deal on it, I wonder if someone off here has phoned him up and made a deal, it would be nice if someone here got it 🙂

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Sleeve timing is completely different to the earlier (Sea Fury, etc) models so little is interchangeable for warbird use.

Please excuse my ignorance but why does that make it unusable for a warbird; surely it will still (if overhauled) turn a propeller and chuck out a respectable horsepower?