Hi all, I have some (eight) Alvis Leonides 9 cylinder ragial engines (550 HP) which came out of the Parcival Pembroke planes which have been in service with the German Bundeswehr from the late 50s till the early 70s. The planes are long scrapped but the engines have been stored since then. In case someone of you knows someone who might be interested in one or all of them please send me a pm. Or whereelse could the be used in today? Matthias
Alvis Leonides radials were used in Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneers circa 1958. I have a number of photos - there were two of this type operating in Queensland OZ a few years ago. I can take three please.
Hi Matthias We are still operating an Alvis Leonides in a Percival Provost. These engines are not used by many aircraft. The same basic engine was used in the Percival Prince with some fuel system differences. Also in the Percival Provost but with different back cover for ancilliaries and different oilways for inverted flight. The Twin Pioneer is different gearing, stroke and you cannot convert these engines. If I remember correctly the German Bundeswehr had Dowty Rotol Propellers unlike the RAF Pembrokes which had deHavilland props. Do you still have the engines and the propellers? Andrew Edie [email protected]
