de Havilland Gipsy Twelve

Gipsy Twelve/Gipsy King
de Havilland Gipsy Twelve at the Science Museum (London)
Type Piston V-12 inline aero-engine
Manufacturer de Havilland Engine Company
First run 1937
Major applications de Havilland Don
de Havilland Albatross
Number built 95


The de Havilland Gipsy Twelve was a British aero engine developed by the de Havilland Engine Company in 1937. Approximately 95 were manufactured. It was known as the Gipsy King in Royal Air Force service.

Applications

Engines on display

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

Specifications (Gipsy King I)

Data from Lumsden[1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also


Comparable engines
Related lists

References

Notes

  1. Lumsden 2003, p.147

Bibliography

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

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