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Blackburne Tomtit
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Development
The Blackburne Tomtit engine[1] was developed from Blackburne's motor-cycle engines. The first one adapted to aircraft use was the best performing engine at the Lympne light aircraft competition of 1923, despite the lack of refinement. The Tomtit was a modified version of the Lympne 696 cc Vee twin, marketed specifically for flight.
The Tomtit could run upright or inverted and was the first UK engine to fly inverted, in the ANEC I. The inverted configuration was more common, but the Avro 558 used it in the upright arrangement[2], and the Avro 560 flew with both upright and inverted Tomtits[3].
Applications
- ANEC I
- Avro 558
- Avro 560
- Cheranovski BICh-3[4]
- Darmstadt Mohamed[5]
- de Havilland Humming Bird
- Gloster Gannet
- Gnosspelius Gull
- Heath Parasol
- Parnall Pixie II[6]
- Reid biplane[7]
- Short Cockle[8]
- Wheeler Slymph[9]
Specifications
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References
Notes
Bibliography
- "Light 'Plane Engines.". Flight (29 May 1924): p.581.
- "Light 'Plane and Glider Notes.". Flight (12 February 1925): p.581.
- "Darmstadt.". Flight (18 June 1925): p.371.
- Jackson, A.J. (1965). Avro Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam Publishing.
- Jackson, A.J. (1960). British Civil Aircraft 1919-59. London: Putnam Publishing.
Lists relating to aviation | |
|---|---|
| General | Timeline of aviation · Aircraft · Aircraft manufacturers · Aircraft engines · Aircraft engine manufacturers · Airports · Airlines |
| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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