Bristol Mercury VIIIA
The Bristol Mercury VIIIA is a historical air-cooled nine-cylinder radial engine mark in the Bristol Mercury family.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury VIIIABristol Mercury Mk VIIIA
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- piston-engine
- Name
- Bristol Mercury VIIIA
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- The Bristol Mercury VIIIA is a historical air-cooled nine-cylinder radial engine mark in the Bristol Mercury family.
- Developers
- -
- Family
- Manufacturers
- -
- Piston Specs
- Configuration
- air-cooled nine-cylinder radial
- Cylinder Count
- 9
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:59:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:59:11 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- RAF Museum records identify the Bristol Mercury VIIIA installation in Gloster Gladiator K8042.
- Publisher
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Title
- Gloster Gladiator K8042
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- RAF Museum technical records establish the Bristol Mercury mark lineage and radial-engine family context.
- Publisher
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Title
- Fairchild Bolingbroke / Blenheim