Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major

Genet Major/Civet
Genet Major installed in a Southern Martlet at the Shuttleworth Collection
Type Radial aero engine
Manufacturer Armstrong Siddeley
First run 1928
Developed from Armstrong Siddeley Genet

The Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major is a British five-cylinder (later seven-cylinder), air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft, designed and built by Armstrong Siddeley and first run in 1928. It developed 140 horsepower (104 kW). In Royal Air Force use the seven-cylinder version was known as the Civet I. The Feliform names used are in line with company convention, the Genet and Civet both being large cat-like carnivores.

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