The de Havilland Gipsy Twelve was a British aero engine developed by the
de Havilland Engine Company
The de Havilland Engine Company was an offshoot of the de Havilland aircraft building company, which started life as the 'Engine Division of the de Havilland Aircraft Company' in 1926 producing the famous de Havilland Gipsy aero-engine. The co ...
in 1937. Approximately 95 were manufactured. It was known as the Gipsy King in
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
service.
Applications
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de Havilland DH.91 Albatross
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de Havilland DH.93 Don
Engines on display
Preserved de Havilland Gipsy Twelve engines are on public display at the following museums:
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de Havilland Aircraft Museum
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London Science Museum.
Specifications (Gipsy King I)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
* Lumsden, Alec. ''British Piston Engines and their Aircraft''. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .
External links
Photo of a de Havilland Gipsy Twelve at Enginehistory.org
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Aircraft air-cooled V piston engines
1930s aircraft piston engines
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Inverted V12 aircraft engines