Bristol Mercury XX
The Bristol Mercury XX is a historical air-cooled nine-cylinder radial engine mark in the Bristol Mercury family. The RAF Museum identifies the exact mark as the 920 hp power plant of the standard Bolingbroke IV-T.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury XXBristol Mercury Mk XX
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- piston-engine
- Name
- Bristol Mercury XX
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- The Bristol Mercury XX is a historical air-cooled nine-cylinder radial engine mark in the Bristol Mercury family. The RAF Museum identifies the exact mark as the 920 hp power plant of the standard Bolingbroke IV-T.
- Developers
- -
- Family
- Manufacturers
- -
- Piston Specs
- Configuration
- air-cooled nine-cylinder radial
- Cylinder Count
- 9
- Max Power
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:00:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 15:12:04 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- RAF Museum technical records identify Bristol Mercury XX in the Blenheim/Bolingbroke lineage and state that the standard Bolingbroke IV-T was powered by two 920 hp Mercury XX engines.
- Publisher
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Title
- Fairchild Bolingbroke / Blenheim
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- RAF Museum records establish the Bristol Mercury mark lineage and nine-cylinder radial family context.
- Publisher
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Title
- Gloster Gladiator K8042