Aero Engine [Kestrel IX]
Maker and role
Rolls-Royce Limited. Aero Division, Manufacturer
Object detail
Accession number
2011.236
Description
A cast-block engine painted blue with two rows of six pistons jutting out of the top in a 'V' Shape. "Rolls Royce" is painted in red across the side. The Kestrel was the pattern for the maker's future piston-engine designs and commonly mounted into Miles Master aircraft.
Marks
ROLLS ROYCE Painted
ROLLS ROYCE LTD. / ENGLAND / KESTREL IX No 8823 Maker's Mark
THIS ENGINE WAS MANUFACTURED AT DERBY ENGLAND Maker's Plate
ROLLS ROYCE LTD. / ENGLAND / KESTREL IX No 8823 Maker's Mark
THIS ENGINE WAS MANUFACTURED AT DERBY ENGLAND Maker's Plate
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
Rolls-Royce Limited. Aero Division. Aero Engine [Kestrel IX], 2011.236. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
On display?
On display
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