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This is a vintage advertisement for "The Bristol" static radial air-cooled aero engines. The ad highlights that these were the first air-cooled engines to pass the British Air Ministry Type Tests, with special mention of the Jupiter engine also being tested by the French Air Ministry. It boasts about the freedom from troubles and unprecedented success in French official tests compared to other types of aero engines. Two specific models are detailed: 1. 400 H. P. "Bristol" Jupiter Engine: - B. H. P. : 400 at 1, 600 r. p. m. - Weight: 740 lbs. - Consumption (Petrol): . 58 pints per B. H. P. /hr. - Consumption (Oil): . 038 pints per B. H. P. /hr. 2. 100 H. P. "Bristol" Lucifer Engine: - Rated B. H. P. : 100 at 1, 650 r. p. m. - Maximum B. H. P. : all out at 1, 950 r. p. m. - Displacement: [text obscured] - Weight: [text obscured] lbs. - Consumption (Petrol): . 60 pints per B. H. P. /hr. The bottom section includes logos or emblems and states "British and Colonial Aeroplane Co. , Ltd. " along with an address in Filton, Bristol. Please note that some details are partially obscured due to image quality; thus exact figures for displacement and weight for the Lucifer engine cannot be provided accurately from this image alone.
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