De Havilland Gipsy Major

The de Havilland Gipsy Major or Gipsy IIIa was an aircraft engine manufacturer of the British de Havilland Aircraft Company from the year 1932. He was an evolution of the Gipsy III.

The Gipsy Major was an air-cooled continuous 4- cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 374 cubic inches (about 6.1 liters ). The production started in 1932 ended after the delivery of 14,615 copies. After the Second World War more engines developed under license of Alfa Romeo 110

The arrangement of the cylinder below the crankcase allowed, the propeller is relatively high to install, without the pilots of smaller airplanes, the view is obstructed by the cylinder.

Use (selection)

Gipsy major

• D.H.82 Tiger Moth
• D.H.84 Dragon
• DHA -3 Drover
• DHC -1 Chipmunk
• Handley Page Manx
• Miles Magister
• RWD - 5 to
• RWD -19
• Saab Safir
• Sasin Spraymaster
• Taylorcraft Auster

Alfa Romeo 110

• Agusta CP -110
• Ambrosini S.1001 Grifo

Specifications ( Gipsy Major I )

• Type: Air-cooled 4- cylinder in-line engine
• Bore: 118 mm
• Stroke: 140 mm
• Capacity: 6.12 l
• Power: 108 kW ( 145 hp ) at an engine speed of 2550 min-1
• Compression ratio: 5,25:1
• Length: 1227 mm
• Width: 508 mm
• Height 752 mm
• Weight: 136 kg