Английская Википедия:De Havilland Gipsy Queen
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The de Havilland Gipsy Queen is a British six-cylinder aero engine of Шаблон:Convert capacity that was developed in 1936 by the de Havilland Engine Company. It was developed from the de Havilland Gipsy Six for military aircraft use.[1] Produced between 1936 and 1950 Gipsy Queen engines still power vintage de Havilland aircraft types today.
Variants
Note:[2]
- Gipsy Queen I
- (1936) Шаблон:Convert, military version of Gipsy Six II. Splined crankshaft, but intended for fix-pitch airscrews fitted with an adapter. No fittings for a VP airscrew fitted. Very limited production.
- Gipsy Queen II
- (1936) Шаблон:Convert, military version of the Gipsy Six Series II. Strengthened crankcase. Splined crankshaft for V/P airscrew.
- Gipsy Queen III
- (1940) Шаблон:Convert, military version of Gipsy Six, strengthened crankcase, tapered crankshaft for fixed-pitch;-1,358 built. Most of these engines were fitted with a very basic top-cover, as per the early Gipsy-Six, with no accessory drives at the rear of the top-cover whatsoever.
- Gipsy Queen IV
- (1941) Supercharged version, originally designated Gipsy Queen IIIS, designated Gipsy Queen 50 in June 1944. Only a handful were made. This engine was widely advertised at the time, however, it never entered production, as it was superseded by the completely re-engineered Queen 30.
- Gipsy Queen 30; All-new engine from this point. (120 mm x 150 mm = 10.18 L)[3]
- (1946) Шаблон:Convert, 1,762 built.
- Gipsy Queen 30-2
- (1946) Шаблон:Convert.
- Gipsy Queen 30-3
- (1946) Шаблон:Convert.
- Gipsy Queen 30-4
- (1946) Шаблон:Convert.
- Gipsy Queen 31
- (1946) Шаблон:Convert. ref=Flight [4]|
- Gipsy Queen 32
- (1946) Шаблон:Convert.
- Gipsy Queen 33
- As Gipsy Queen 30 for pusher installation.
- Gipsy Queen 34
- As Gipsy Queen 30.
- Gipsy Queen 50
- (1944) Шаблон:Convert, Single-speed, single stage supercharger. 14 built.
- Gipsy Queen 51
- Шаблон:Convert, as Gipsy Queen 50.
- Gipsy Queen 70-1
- (1946) Renamed Gipsy Six S.G, 1,889 built. Supercharged with reduction-drive.
- Gipsy Queen 70-2
- Шаблон:Convert3. Supercharged with reduction-drive.
- Gipsy Queen 70-3
- Шаблон:Convert. Supercharged with reduction-drive.
- Gipsy Queen 70-4
- Шаблон:Convert. Supercharged with reduction-drive.
- Gipsy Queen 71
- (1950) Шаблон:Convert. Supercharged with reduction-drive.
- Gipsy Queen 136
UK Ministry of Defence designation of Gipsy Queen 30-2
Applications
Surviving engines
Of the 11 Gipsy Queen-powered de Havilland Doves on the British register, only two remain airworthy Шаблон:As of.[5]
A Gipsy Queen II powered 1936 Percival Mew Gull (G-AEXF) is owned and operated by The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden in the UK, and flies regularly at home, and limited away airshows, subject to serviceability.[6]
Engines on display
A preserved de Havilland Gipsy Queen engine is on public display at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford.[7]
A de Havilland Gipsy Queen 30 in on display at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum.Шаблон:Cn
Specifications (Gipsy Queen I)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1989. Шаблон:ISBN
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. Шаблон:ISBN.
- Gunston, Bill. Development of Piston Aero Engines. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1999. Шаблон:ISBN.
- ↑ Janes 1989, p. 275.
- ↑ List from Lumsden 2003, pp. 145-146
- ↑ Gunston 1999, pp. 139
- ↑ Шаблон:Citation
- ↑ CAA G-INFO DH.104 Шаблон:Webarchive www.caa.co.uk. Retrieved: 21 April 2011
- ↑ Percival Mew Gull - Shuttleworth Retrieved 23 March 2017
- ↑ de Havilland Gipsy Queen 175 - www.rafmuseum.org.uk Retrieved: 4 April 2021
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