Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major Type 5/7-cylinder single-row radial Manufacturer Armstrong Siddeley Introduced 1928 Primary users RAF and Civilian Number built

The Engine On Display

The Museum possesses two Genet Major engines. The engine on the left in the photo bears the description:

This engine was purchased complete with propellor for the sum of $ 200. It is believed the engine had been stored at Geraldton for some years and prior to this had been fitted to a swamp boat in the eastern wheatbelt. It is possible that this engine was used as a power plant in the aeroplane built in Frmantle in 1935 and known as the "Fremantle Monoplane".

Type History

The Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major was a five-cylinder (later seven-cylinder) air-cooled radial engine for aircraft use built in the UK, first run in 1928. It developed 140 HP (104 kW)