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	(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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