250* RAF Bristol “Centaurus” Crankshaft Assembly. A former museum display-piece, c. 1937-1940, showing patternformation of the 18-cylinder radial engine internals with crank-shaft and two concentric rings of connecting rods, each interspaced with clear perspex supports to show the balance of design and construction, all polished steel finish to display standard and mounted upon a portable wheeled wooden cradle This engine was the power unit used by many of the early wartime fighter bombers in service during the late 1930s to the early 1950s, designed by Roy Fedden and refined over a 15 year period, ultimately delivering 2,400HpP from its 53-litre capacity 18-cylinder motor, which was fitted to Vickers Warwick, Hawker Sea-Fury and Tempest, Bristol and Blackburn aircraft of many variants. (1) £2000-3000
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