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FLIGHT.

MARCH 24, 1938.

(Left) The Pobjoy Niagara V in its shell." Note the mounting of the carburettor on top of the rear cover.

"Flight"

photograph.

(Above) The De Havilland Gipsy Major I, here seen in a Leopard Moth, runs for 1,000 hours between overhauls. and exhaust valves are on opposite sides of the heads aud are operated by twin camshafts, oue each side of the engiue. Good reports were given of a Miles Whitney Straight fitted with Maya engine. Makers: Villiers-Hay Development Co., Albemarle Street, London, W.i. recently passed its type-tests, completing in all something over ioo hours running and giving 70 h.p. at 2,900 r.p.m. The firm are at present too busy with aircraft work to put the engine into production, but one will be installed in their first experimental helicopter, which is now under construction, and should bring vertical flight one step nearer for the private owner.Makers: G. and J. Weir, Ltd., Cathcart. Glasgow, 5.4.

Weir
to official confirmation, the SUBJECTinverted four-cylinder engine Weir

LIGHT AERO ENGINE DATA

Maker's Name ami Engine Type. No. and Arrange- Coolment of ing. Cyls. 9 R. 2 I.V. 7 K. 7K. 7R. 7R. 4H*O. 9R. 4 I.L. 4 I.. - l.L. 1 4 I.L. 4H.O. 4 l.L. 4 I.L. 6 I.L. OI.L. 2H.O. 7R. 7K. 2 I.L. 4 I.L. 4 l.L. 1. Inverted. A. = Air A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. \V. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. Bore and 8troke. mm. 120x112 83x101.5 108v 114.3 127x139.7 133.3 X 139.7 133.3x130.7 83 X 81) 73 X 8li 82x11)0 03.5 x 02.5 ft} X 127 120x140 85 x 80 118x140 118x140 118x140 118x140 114.3x101.6 77x87 Capacity. litres. 11.78 1.10 7.32 12.4 13.65 13.65 1,731 3.23 2.1 1.172 3.00 C.: 1.50 0.124 0.124 9.186 9.186 1.86 2.83 ComNorNormal Max. pression Engine mal Max. Take- Wght Speed. Power. off Ratio. Powftf. Power. 6.3 5.5
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Alvis: Anzani:

r.p.m. 3,000 2,500 2,200 1,900 2,100 2,300 5,000 3,000

b.h.p. b.h.p. b.h.p. 425 375 20 ISO 213 310 340 80 80 30 82 138 27 120 130 185 185 34 88 100 16 120 45 35 105 240 330 350 81) O O 32 90 150 40 130 14)) 200 205 40 !>.' 13'/ 28 135 70 30 1:58 240 340 375 73 51 30 70 132 33 120 140 185 205 34

1b. 100 327 515 635 6y4 130 188 120 141 227 325 130 SIX' 305 450 4i;y 115 156 1"5 85 275 112

Two fuel pumps are mounted side by side at the rear of the Cirrus Major 150. The neat enclosure of push rods and rockers is shown.

Armstrong SMctoy : (ienet Major 1 A... Lynx IV C Cheetah I X Cheetah X , v.p ****: British 8alitiMM : A.D.9 K Caunter : Chitton : Carden-Ford Cirrus (B'aekburn) Minor Major l a d Coventry Victor: . Oe Havilland : Gipsy Major I ... Gipsy Major I I , v . p . Gipsy Six I Gipsy Six I I , v . p . J.A.P.: Pobiov; Niagara III Niagara V Seott: Villier; H a y :

5 6.35 6.35 10.2 0 CO 5.8 5.8 0.7 5.25 0 5.23 0 5.2

3,300 2,300 2,200 2,600 2,100 2,400 2,100 2,400 2,400 3,300 3,701) 3,200 2,300 2,300

81x87
73x78 120.6x114.3 80x100

3.1
0.65 5.21 2.00

r,
8.5 6.8 0 5.5

UH 28 113 50

The Scott Flying Squirrel is a good example of two-stroke simplicity. Chromidium steel liners are encased in cylinders of light alloy.

Weir: R. ~ Radial.

V'. - Vet formation. H.O = Horizontally opposed. IV. = Water. v.p. = Variable Pitch a^scrrw.

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