Rolls-Royce Eagle 22
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for the First World War era engine, see Rolls-Royce Eagle
The Rolls-Royce Eagle 22 was a 24 cylinder sleeve valve aero engine of 46.2 Litres (2,820 cubic inches) displacement. Produced in the late 1940s it was liquid cooled, of flat H configuration with two crankshafts and capable of 3,200 hp (2,387 kW) at 18 psi boost.
This, the last Rolls-Royce piston aero engine, was not as successful as their first, also named the Eagle. Approximately 50 were produced. It was used in the prototypes of the Westland Wyvern fighter/torpedo bomber.
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