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Encyclopedia > De Havilland Gipsy Twelve

The de Havilland Gipsy Twelve was an aero-engine developed by de Havilland. Approximately 95 were manufactured. It was known as the Gipsy King in RAF service. For other uses, see De Havilland (disambiguation). ... RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Računarski Fakultet RAF...

General characteristics [1]

  • Type: inverted vee-12 cylinder
  • Bore: 118-mm
  • Stroke: 140-mm
  • Displacement: 18.37 l
  • Dry weight:

Components

  • Cooling system: air-cooled

Performance

In engineering, specific power (sometimes also power per unit mass or power density) refers to the amount of power delivered by an energy source, divided by some measure of the sources size or mass. ... Power-to-weight ratio is a measure commonly used when comparing various vehicles (or engines), including automobiles, motorcycles and aircraft. ...

Use

The BOAC DH.91 Albatross Fortuna alongside the Control Tower at Croydon Airport in 1939 The de Havilland DH.91 Albatross was a four-engine British transport aircraft in the 1930s. ... The de Havilland DH.93 Don was a 1930s British multi-role three-seat training aircraft built by De Havilland Aircraft Company at Hatfield Aerodrome. ...

References

  1. ^ Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. 


 
 

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