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The de Havilland Gipsy Queen is a British six-cylinder aero engine of Vorlage: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

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Gipsy Queen I
(1936) Vorlage:Convert, military version of Gipsy Six II. Splined crankshaft.
Gipsy Queen II
(1936) Vorlage:Convert, military version of the Gipsy Six Series II. Strengthened crankcase. Splined crankshaft for V/P airscrew.
Gipsy Queen III
(1940) Vorlage:Convert, military version of Gipsy Six, strengthened crankcase, tapered crankshaft for fixed-pitch;-1,358 built.
Gipsy Queen IV
(1941) Supercharged version, originally designated Gipsy Queen IIIS, designated Gipsy Queen 50 in June 1944.
de Havilland Gipsy Queen 30 on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum
Gipsy Queen 30; All-new engine from this point. (120 mm x 150 mm = 10.18 L)[3]
(1946) Vorlage:Convert, 1,762 built.
Gipsy Queen 30-2
(1946) Vorlage:Convert.
Gipsy Queen 30-3
(1946) Vorlage:Convert.
Gipsy Queen 30-4
(1946) Vorlage:Convert.
Gipsy Queen 32
(1946) Vorlage:Convert.
Gipsy Queen 33
As Gipsy Queen 30 for pusher installation.
Gipsy Queen 34
As Gipsy Queen 30.
Gipsy Queen 50
(1944) Vorlage:Convert, Single-speed, single stage supercharger. 14 built.
Gipsy Queen 51
Vorlage: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
Vorlage:Convert3. Supercharged with reduction-drive.
Gipsy Queen 70-3
Vorlage:Convert. Supercharged with reduction-drive.
Gipsy Queen 70-4
Vorlage:Convert. Supercharged with reduction-drive.
Gipsy Queen 71
(1950) Vorlage:Convert. Supercharged with reduction-drive.

Applications

Percival Proctor

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Survivors

Of the 11 Gipsy Queen-powered de Havilland Doves on the British register, only two remain airworthy Vorlage:As of.[4]

Engines on display

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

Specifications (Gipsy Queen I)

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See also

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References

Notes

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Bibliography

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  • Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1989. ISBN 0-517-67964-7
  • Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
  • Gunston, Bill. Development of Piston Aero Engines. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1999. ISBN 978-1-85260-619-0.

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Commons: De Havilland Gipsy Queen – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien

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  1. Janes 1989, p. 275.
  2. List from Lumsden 2003, pp. 145-146
  3. Gunston 1999, pp. 139
  4. CAA G-INFO DH.104 www.caa.co.uk. Retrieved: 21 April 2011