De Havilland Gipsy Twelve

de Havilland Aircraft Company
de Havilland Gipsy Twelve in the Science Museum , London
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

• de Havilland DH.91 Albatross
• de Havilland DH.93 Don

Preserved copies

There are exhibits of the engine in the following museums:

• de Havilland Aircraft Museum in London Colney in the county of Hertfordshire
• London Science Museum

See also

• List of aircraft engines

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).