De Havilland Gipsy Queen
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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
Note:[2]
- 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.
- 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

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:
- Museo NAcional de Aeronautica , 1 Q Queen 70-3
- de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre
- Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton.
- Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
Specifications (Gipsy Queen I)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
- 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.
External links
Commons: De Havilland Gipsy Queen – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien
Vorlage:DHaeroengines Vorlage:Aviation lists
- ↑ Janes 1989, p. 275.
- ↑ List from Lumsden 2003, pp. 145-146
- ↑ Gunston 1999, pp. 139
- ↑ CAA G-INFO DH.104 www.caa.co.uk. Retrieved: 21 April 2011