The de Havilland Ghost was a British V-8

aero engine An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years many ...

that first ran in 1928.

Design and development

Designed by Geoffrey de Havilland the 'Ghost' was developed from the ADC Cirrus aero engine by using two banks of four cylinders. This appeared at first to be a retrograde step as the Cirrus was itself developed from the Renault 80 hp V8 engine however with the improved Cirrus cylinders the Ghost developed over twice the power of the French engine for a lower weight. Another difference from the Renault was the use of a propeller reduction gear, the Ghost's sole known aircraft application was the prototype de Havilland Hawk Moth high-wing cabin monoplane.Lumsden 2003, p. 137.

Specifications (Ghost)

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Bibliography

* Lumsden, Alec. ''British Piston Engines and their Aircraft''. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .

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Image of the de Havilland Ghost installed in a Hawk Moth - ''Flight'', February 1929
{{De Havilland aeroengines Ghost (V8) 1920s aircraft piston engines

Design and development

Specifications (Ghost)

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