Eagle XVI | |
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Type | Piston X-16 aero engine |
Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited |
First run | 1925 |
Major applications | Not flown |
Number built | 1 |
The Rolls-Royce Eagle XVI was a British experimental 16 cylinder aero engine designed and developed by Rolls-Royce Limited in 1925. The engine was test run but did not fly, the project, together with the planned larger variant, the Eagle XX,[1] was cancelled in favour of the Rolls-Royce Kestrel, that was being developed concurrently.