{"product_id":"bristol-gnome-rhone-jupiter-series-v-vi-viii-ix-xi","title":"Bristol \/ Gnome-Rhône Jupiter Series V, VI, VIII, IX, XI — Historical \u0026 Technical Documentation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBristol Jupiter \/ Gnome-Rhône 9A Jupiter — Series V, VI, VIII, IX \u0026amp; XI\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bristol Jupiter is one of the most consequential aero-engines of the twentieth century — a nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial that defined the interwar era and powered the first generation of European commercial airliners. Designed by Roy Fedden at Cosmos Engineering during the final months of the First World War and brought to production maturity by the Bristol Aeroplane Company from 1921, the Jupiter was the first production aero-engine in the world to feature \u003cstrong\u003efour overhead valves per cylinder\u003c\/strong\u003e — a configuration that became the industry standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn France, the engine was manufactured under licence by \u003cstrong\u003eSociété des Moteurs Gnome-Rhône\u003c\/strong\u003e from 1923, marketed as the \u003cstrong\u003eGnome-Rhône 9A Jupiter\u003c\/strong\u003e. In the Soviet Union, it was licence-built by \u003cstrong\u003eArkady Shvetsov's bureau\u003c\/strong\u003e and designated the \u003cstrong\u003eM-22\u003c\/strong\u003e — a direct copy of the Bristol Jupiter used in aircraft including the Polikarpov I-5 and Tupolev ANT-9. Across seventeen international licensees — including Alfa Romeo (Italy), Nakajima (Japan), and Shvetsov (USSR) — roughly \u003cstrong\u003e10,000 units\u003c\/strong\u003e were produced globally, making the Jupiter one of the most widely manufactured aero-engines of its generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote on this collection: The Gnome-Rhône Jupiter variants (Series V and VI), the Serbian-edition direct-drive catalog, and the Soviet M-22 document are all licence-built or licence-derived versions of the original British Bristol Jupiter engine. They represent different national adaptations of the same base design, all documented within this collection.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDocument Manifest — 10 Primary-Source Documents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAir Ministry Descriptive Handbooks (English)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAP 1278\u003c\/strong\u003e — Jupiter Series VI Aero Engine. Descriptive Handbook. Air Ministry. 1st Edition, March 1927. Published September 1927. H.M. Stationery Office, London. Price 2s. 6d. Net.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAP 1871\u003c\/strong\u003e — Bristol Jupiter Series VIII \u0026amp; IX Aero Engines. Descriptive Handbook. Air Ministry. 1st Edition, July 1929. Published December 1929. H.M. Stationery Office, London. Price 3s. 6d. Net. Ref. 22-104.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAP 1417, Volume I\u003c\/strong\u003e — Jupiter VIII F., VIII F.P., XI F. \u0026amp; XI F.P. Aero Engines. Descriptive Handbook. Air Ministry. 2nd Edition, August 1932. Published October 1932. H.M. Stationery Office, London. Price 5s. 0d. Net. Ref. 22-124.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIllustrated Parts Catalogs\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGnome \u0026amp; Rhône Jupiter Série V\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eNomenclature Photographique des Pièces Détachées des Moteurs d'Aviation\u003c\/em\u003e [French]. Société des Moteurs “Gnome \u0026amp; Rhône”, 34 Rue de Lisbonne, Paris (8e). R.C. Seine 176.707.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGnome \u0026amp; Rhône Jupiter Série VI — Copy 1\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eNomenclature Photographique des Pièces Détachées des Moteurs d'Aviation\u003c\/em\u003e [French]. Prise Directe: 9 Aex 480 cv \/ 9 Ae 480 cv \/ 9 Ady 420 cv \/ 9 Ad 420 cv. Démultiplié Réducteur II: 9 Akx 480 cv. Société des Moteurs “Gnome \u0026amp; Rhône”, Paris. R.C. Seine 178.707.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGnome \u0026amp; Rhône Jupiter Série VI — Copy 2\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eNomenclature Photographique des Pièces Détachées des Moteurs d'Aviation\u003c\/em\u003e [French]. Identical specification to Copy 1; separate print run (orange cover). Société des Moteurs “Gnome \u0026amp; Rhône”, Paris. R.C. Seine 178.707.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eГном-Рон Јупитер — Непосредан пренос\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eНоменклатура појединих делова аеропланских мотора са сликама\u003c\/em\u003e [Serbian]. Gnome-Rhône Jupiter, Direct Drive — Illustrated Parts Catalog. Земун: Штампарија М. Млађана, 1929.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eM-22 (Bristol Jupiter — Soviet Licence Build)\u003c\/strong\u003e — Russian-language technical document [Cyrillic script]. The M-22 is a direct Soviet licence copy of the Bristol Jupiter, produced under Shvetsov's bureau designation. Publisher details as visible on cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eOperation \u0026amp; Maintenance Manuals\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGnome \u0026amp; Rhône Jupiter\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eManuel pour la Conduite et l'Entretien des Moteurs d'Aviation Gnome \u0026amp; Rhône Jupiter\u003c\/em\u003e [French]. Prix: 20 Francs. [Series not specified on cover.]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGnome Rhône Jupiter Série VI\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eNotice Technique pour la Conduite et l'Entretien des Moteurs d'Aviation\u003c\/em\u003e [French]. Prise directe (420 CV et 480 CV) \/ Démultiplié (480 CV). Société des Moteurs Gnome et Rhône, 34 Rue de Lisbonne, Paris (8e). Rég. Com. Seine 176.707.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTotal documents in this collection: 10\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLanguages represented: English, French, Serbian, Russian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst introduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1918 (Cosmos design) \/ 1921 (Bristol production) \/ 1923 (Gnome-Rhône licence)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cosmos Engineering; Bristol Aeroplane Company (UK); Société des Moteurs Gnome-Rhône (France); Shvetsov bureau (USSR — M-22, direct licence copy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evolved from the experimental Cosmos Jupiter by Roy Fedden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMilitary applications:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bristol Bulldog, Westland Wapiti, Junkers W.34, Dornier Do X, Polikarpov I-5 (M-22)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCivil applications:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handley Page H.P.42, de Havilland Giant Moth, de Havilland Hercules, Tupolev ANT-9 (M-22)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduction period:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1921 to early 1930s (superseded by the Bristol Pegasus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTotal production:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~10,000 units across 17 international licensees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOperational significance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Regarded as one of the most reliable aero-engines of the interwar period; powered many of the first European commercial airliners and military bombers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePost-service fate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Progressively replaced by the Bristol Mercury and Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major; surviving examples relegated to regional mail and light cargo before complete obsolescence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEngine type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Air-cooled, single-row radial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCylinders:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDisplacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,747 cu in (28.6 litres)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePower output:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420 hp – 580 hp (variant-dependent)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBore × Stroke:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.75 in (146 mm) × 7.48 in (190 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompression ratio:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3:1 – 6.5:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 730 lb (direct drive) – 836 lb (geared)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFuel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aviation gasoline (~80 octane)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotable engineering:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 overhead valves per cylinder; BTH SC9-1 magnetos; cast-aluminium crankcase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSeries Covered in This Collection\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries V\u003c\/strong\u003e — early production direct-drive variant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries VI (9AD)\u003c\/strong\u003e — refined direct-drive; primary export and licence baseline. Sub-variants: 9 Aex \/ 9 Ae (480 cv, 2000 t\/m), 9 Ady \/ 9 Ad (420 cv, 1750 t\/m), 9 Akx geared (480 cv, 1000 t\/m)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries VIII \/ VIII F. \/ VIII F.P.\u003c\/strong\u003e — uprated output; F = supercharged, F.P. = supercharged geared\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries IX\u003c\/strong\u003e — geared variant; improved propeller efficiency at altitude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries XI F. \/ XI F.P.\u003c\/strong\u003e — highest-output Jupiter production variants; supercharged and supercharged-geared\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eM-22\u003c\/strong\u003e — Soviet licence-built direct copy; Shvetsov bureau designation for the Bristol Jupiter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCurrent Status\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStill flying:\u003c\/strong\u003e No\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType Certificate holder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Obsolete \/ Historical (formerly Cosmos Engineering, Bristol Aeroplane Company, Snecma\/Safran)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eActive Service Bulletins \/ ADs:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrimary use today:\u003c\/strong\u003e Museum display and historical research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e⚠️ \u003cstrong\u003eRegulatory Notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Under FAA 14 CFR § 43.13 and EASA Part-M, any mechanic performing maintenance on an active aircraft must use current, manufacturer-approved revision-controlled data. This archival document does not satisfy that requirement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an archival, static-copy edition fixed at its original publication date. Intended for historical reference, flight simulation, museum restoration, and educational use only. Not approved for active airworthiness maintenance under FAA 14 CFR § 43.13, EASA Part-M, or equivalent international regulations. Operators of active aircraft must use current, revision-controlled publications from the Type Certificate holder or an authorised distributor.\u003cbr\u003eLiving Collections with Free Lifetime Updates — Please review our Disclaimer and Export Notice before purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Online Aviation Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53559248421211,"sku":null,"price":48.85,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4788\/3867\/files\/bristol-jupiter-portrait-banner.png?v=1783659702","url":"https:\/\/onlineaviationlibrary.com\/products\/bristol-gnome-rhone-jupiter-series-v-vi-viii-ix-xi","provider":"Online Aviation Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}