| Buzzard | |
|---|---|
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| Rolls-Royce Buzzard at the National Air and Space Museum | |
| Type | Piston V12 engine |
| Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited |
| First run | June 1928 |
| Major applications | Blackburn Iris Mark V Blackburn Perth |
| Number built | 100 |
| Developed from | Rolls-Royce Kestrel |
| Developed into | Rolls-Royce R |
The Rolls-Royce Buzzard is a British piston aero engine of 36.7 litres (2,240 cubic inches) capacity that produced about 800 horsepower (600 kW). Designed and built by Rolls-Royce Limited it is a V12 engine of 6 in (150 mm) bore and 6.6 in (170 mm) stroke. Only 100 were made. A further development was the Rolls-Royce R engine. The Buzzard was developed by scaling-up the Rolls-Royce Kestrel Engine.[1]
- ^ Rubbra 1990, p. 59.