Английская Википедия:Bristol Cherub
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The Bristol Cherub is a British two-cylinder, air-cooled, aircraft engine designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Introduced in 1923 it was a popular engine for ultralight and small aircraft in the 1930s.[1]
Variants
- Cherub I
- Initial direct drive version introduced in 1923. Bore and stroke of Шаблон:Convert for a displacement of 67 cu in (1.095 L). Шаблон:Convert at 2,500 rpm.[2]
- Cherub II
- Geared down (2:1) version of the Cherub I.
- Cherub III
- An improved and slightly larger (1.228 L) direct drive version introduced in 1925.
Applications
Survivors
An airworthy Messerschmitt M17 replica is owned and operated by the EADS Heritage Flight at Manching and is powered by an original Bristol Cherub III.[3]
Engines on display
A preserved Bristol Cherub is on static display at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, Bedfordshire.
Specifications (Cherub III)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Guttery, T.E. The Shuttleworth Collection. London: Wm. Carling & Co, 1969. Шаблон:ISBN
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. Шаблон:ISBN.
External links
- ↑ Guttery 1969, p.80.
- ↑ Lumsden 2003, p.101.
- ↑ EADS - Messerschmitt M17Шаблон:Dead link Retrieved: 9 August 2009