Aeroplane Engine [Gipsy]
Maker and role
The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
1969.340.1
Production period
Description
A Gipsy 4 cylinder engine (upright) on stand (with loose carburettor)
Marks
DH Maker's Mark
GIPSY DH ENGINE / ENGINE No 826 / LEFT HAND TRACTOR VALVE CLEARANCES (COLD) / MAGNETO ADVANCE - 35° / B.H.P. (RATED) - 85 AT 1900 R.P.M. / B.H.P. (MAXIMUM) - 98 AT 2100 R.P.M. / PETROL CONS: (RATED) - 50 PTS. PER HR. / OIL CONS: (RATED) - .50 TO .75 PTS. PER HR. / OIL PRESSURE - 30/40 LBS. PER SQ. IN. / COMPRESSION RATIO - 5 TO 1 / OIL CAPACITY - 16 PINTS / .015" INLET / .015" EXHAUST / FIRING ORDER 1-3-4-2 / INLET VALVE OPENS 12° EARLY / INLET VALVE CLOSES 63° LATE / EXHAUST VALVE OPEN 54° EARLY / EXHAUST VALVE CLOSES 21° LATE / THE DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT CO LTD / STAG LANE AERODROME / EDGWARE / MIDDLESEX / ENGLAND Maker's Plate
GIPSY DH ENGINE / ENGINE No 826 / LEFT HAND TRACTOR VALVE CLEARANCES (COLD) / MAGNETO ADVANCE - 35° / B.H.P. (RATED) - 85 AT 1900 R.P.M. / B.H.P. (MAXIMUM) - 98 AT 2100 R.P.M. / PETROL CONS: (RATED) - 50 PTS. PER HR. / OIL CONS: (RATED) - .50 TO .75 PTS. PER HR. / OIL PRESSURE - 30/40 LBS. PER SQ. IN. / COMPRESSION RATIO - 5 TO 1 / OIL CAPACITY - 16 PINTS / .015" INLET / .015" EXHAUST / FIRING ORDER 1-3-4-2 / INLET VALVE OPENS 12° EARLY / INLET VALVE CLOSES 63° LATE / EXHAUST VALVE OPEN 54° EARLY / EXHAUST VALVE CLOSES 21° LATE / THE DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT CO LTD / STAG LANE AERODROME / EDGWARE / MIDDLESEX / ENGLAND Maker's Plate
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited. Aeroplane Engine [Gipsy], 1969.340.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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