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The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radial engine | is a | reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders | 0.90 | text |
| the 14-cylinder Bristol Hercules | instance of | A few engines use sleeve valves | 0.80 | text |
| the 18-cylinder Bristol Centaurus | instance of | A few engines use sleeve valves | 0.80 | text |
| which are quieter | instance of | A few engines use sleeve valves | 0.80 | text |
| smoother running but require much tighter manufacturing tolerances | instance of | A few engines use sleeve valves | 0.80 | text |
| the Bristol Jupiter | instance of | and it was not until the 1920s that Bristol and Armstrong Siddeley produced reliable air-cooled radials | 0.80 | text |
| the Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar | instance of | and it was not until the 1920s that Bristol and Armstrong Siddeley produced reliable air-cooled radials | 0.80 | text |
| the Jupiter | instance of | 000 were built.In the United Kingdom the Bristol Aeroplane Company was concentrating on developing radials | 0.80 | text |
| Mercury | instance of | 000 were built.In the United Kingdom the Bristol Aeroplane Company was concentrating on developing radials | 0.80 | text |
| and sleeve valve Hercules radials | instance of | 000 were built.In the United Kingdom the Bristol Aeroplane Company was concentrating on developing radials | 0.80 | text |
| the Armstrong Siddeley Python | instance of | but the UK abandoned such designs in favour of newer versions of the Centaurus and rapid movement to the use of turboprops | 0.80 | text |
| Bristol Proteus | instance of | but the UK abandoned such designs in favour of newer versions of the Centaurus and rapid movement to the use of turboprops | 0.80 | text |
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