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Bristol Cherub
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The Bristol Cherub is a British two-cylinder, air-cooled, aircraft engine designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Introduced in 1923 it was a popular engine for ultralight and small aircraft in the 1930s.[1]
Contents
Variants
- Cherub I
- Initial version introduced in 1923. Bore and stroke of Template:Convert for a displacement of 67 cu in (1.095 L). Template:Convert at 2,500 rpm.[2]
- Cherub II
- Geared version of the Cherub I.
- Cherub III
- An improved and slightly larger version introduced in 1925.
Applications
- Avia BH-2
- Beardmore Wee Bee
- Bristol Brownie
- Dart Pup
- Granger Archaeopteryx
- Hawker Cygnet
- Messerschmitt M17
File:Short Satellite.JPG
Cherub powered Short Satellite
- Mignet Pou-du-Ciel
- Parnall Pixie
- Short Cockle
- Short Satellite
- Supermarine Sparrow
- Westland-Hill Pterodactyl
Survivors
An airworthy Messerschmitt M17 replica is owned and operated by the EADS Heritage Flight at Manching and is powered by an original Bristol Cherub III.[3]
Engines on display
A preserved Bristol Cherub is on static display at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, Bedfordshire.
Specifications (Cherub III)
See also
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References
Notes
- ↑ Guttery 1969, p.80.
- ↑ Lumsden 2003, p.101.
- ↑ EADS - Messerschmitt M17 Retrieved: 9 August 2009
Bibliography
- Guttery, T.E. The Shuttleworth Collection. London: Wm. Carling & Co, 1969. ISBN 901319-01-5
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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