(v) Engine (1)
Maker De Havilland Aircraft
Ltd
Name: Gypsy Major
Series: 1 Type 1
No. of cylinders: 4 in line inverted
Cooling: air
Octane of fuel: 73
Oil: DTD 109
Weight dry: 330 lb.
Take Off power: 130 B.H.P. 2350 R.P.M.
2. Fuel System
(i) The fuel tank (3) is installed between the centre-
section struts above the front cockpit, its
capacity being 19 gallons.
(ii) A fuel cock is fitted on the lower left-hand side
of the tank and can be operated manually by
push-pull rods (19) on the left-hand side of each
cockpit.
(iii) The fuel flows (6) by gravity through the fuel cock
to a filter on the front bulkhead and thence to
the carburettor. Embodied in the fuel tank is
a water and dirt trap to which is fitted a drain
cock (20).
(iv) The carburettor is fitted with a spring loaded
plunger which when depressed floods the car-
burettor and is used when starting the engine.
(v) The fuel level in the tank is indicated by a float
type gauge (10) (5) situated at the rear of the tank and
is visible from both cockpits.
3. Oil System
(i) The correct grade of aviation oil used is DTD
109 of .100 oil seconds with an alternative of
DTD109 120.
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