De Havilland Gipsy Twelve
de Havilland Aircraft Company | |
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de Havilland Gipsy Twelve in the Science Museum , London |
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Gipsy Twelve / Gipsy King | |
Production period: | since 1937 |
Manufacturer: | de Havilland Aircraft Company |
Developing country: | United Kingdom |
First run: | 1937 |
Working principle: | Otto |
Motor design: | V engine |
Cylinder: | 12 |
Valve control: | top steered |
Drilling: | 118 mm |
Hub: | 140 mm |
Displacement: | 18,300 cm 3 |
Compression: | 6: 1 |
Mixture preparation: | Carburetor |
Engine charging: | compressor |
Cooling system: | Air cooling |
Power: | 317 kW |
Dimensions: | 480 kg |
Previous model: | none |
Successor: | none |
The de Havilland Gipsy Twelve is a twelve-cylinder - V engine of the British manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft Company . It was developed in 1937 and around 95 copies were built. In the Royal Air Force he was called Gipsy King .
use
Preserved copies
There are exhibits of the engine in the following museums:
See also
Web links
Commons : De Havilland Gipsy Twelve - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
literature
- Alec Lumsden: British Piston Engines and their Aircraft . Airlife Publishing, Marlborough 2003, ISBN 1-85310-294-6 (English).