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It's a designation system (similar SBAC designations) or ... ???


ALeM Alvis Leonides Major
ASA Armstrong Siddeley Adder
AS.DM SAMD Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba
ASMa Armstrong Siddeley Mamba
ASP Armstrong Siddeley Python
ASSa Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire
ASSn Armstrong Siddeley Snarler
AsSt Armstrong Siddeley Stentor --> BSt
ASV Armstrong Siddeley Viper
BOl Bristol Siddeley Olympus
BOn Bristol Siddeley Orion
BOr Bristol Siddeley Orpheus
BPh Bristol Siddeley Phoebus
BPr Bristol Siddeley Proteus
BSt Bristol Siddeley Stentor
BT Bristol Siddeley Thor
BTh Bristol Siddeley Theseus
BnN Bristol Siddeley Nimbus
DGt de Havilland Ghost
DGn de Havilland Goblin
DGJ de Havilland Gyron Junior
DGy de Havilland Gyron
DSpe de Havilland Spectre
DSpeD de Havilland Double Spectre
DSpr de Havilland Sprite
MVSa Metropolitan-Vickers Sapphire --> ASSa
NEl Napier Eland
NGa Napier Gazelle
NNa Napier Naiad
NNm Napier Nomad

NOr Napier Oryx
NSc Napier Scorpion
NScD Napier Double Scorpion
NScT Napier Triple Scorpion
RA Rolls-Royce Avon
RCo Rolls-Royce Conway
RD Rolls-Royce Derwent
RDa Rolls-Royce Dart
RN Rolls-Royce Nene
RSp Rolls-Royce Spay
RSr Rolls-Royce Soar
RTa Rolls-Royce Tay
RTy Rolls-Royce Tyne
 
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These were Ministry of Supply designations for individual engine types. Some other MS designations were ASA. (Armstrong-Siddeley Adder); ASV. (Armstrong-Siddeley Viper); ASSn. (Armstrong-Siddley Snarler); BPh. (Bristol Phoebus); BPr. (Bristol Proteus); BT. (Bristol Thor); RN. (Rolls-Royce Nene); etc.
 
R.M. Rolls-Royce Merlin
R.G. Rolls-Royce Griffon

Merlin XX - RM 3SM, Merlin 45 - RM 5S, Griffon 100 - RG 3SML

What is the meaning of last letters in designations? Small/Middle/Large supercharger speed?
 

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