De Havilland Gipsy Twelve

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Gipsy Twelve/Gipsy King
DH Gipsy King DHAM.jpg
de Havilland Gipsy King on display at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum
Type Piston V-12 inline aero-engine
Manufacturer de Havilland Engine Company
First run1937
Major applications de Havilland Don
de Havilland Albatross
Number built50 [1]

The de Havilland Gipsy Twelve was a British aero engine developed by the de Havilland Engine Company in 1937. Approximately 50 [2] were manufactured. It was known as the Gipsy King in Royal Air Force service.

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Applications

Engines on display

Preserved de Havilland Gipsy Twelve engines are on public display at the following museums:

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Specifications (Gipsy King I)

de Havilland Gipsy Twelve at the Science Museum (London) DHGipsyTwelve.JPG
de Havilland Gipsy Twelve at the Science Museum (London)

Data fromLumsden [3]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

Notes

  1. "de Havilland Gipsy Twelve – de Havilland Aircraft Museum" . Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. "de Havilland Gipsy Twelve – de Havilland Aircraft Museum" . Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  3. Lumsden 2003, p.147

Bibliography

  • Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN   1-85310-294-6.