Blackburn Cirrus Bombardier

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The Blackburn Cirrus Bombardier is a British four-cylinder inline aircraft engine, developed and built by the Blackburn Aircraft company in the mid-1950s. The engine featured fuel injection.

Cirrus Bombardier
Blackburn Bombardier 702 on display at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby
Type Air-cooled 4-cylinder inline piston engine
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft
First run c.1954

Variants

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Cirrus Bombardier 203
Military version, 203 hp (151 kW).
Cirrus Bombardier 702
Civil version, 180 hp (134 kW).
Cirrus Bombardier 704
Helicopter engine

Applications

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Specifications (Cirrus Bombardier 203)

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Data from Lumsden.[1]

General characteristics

  • Type: Air-cooled, inline inverted four-cylinder
  • Bore: 4.8 in (122 mm)
  • Stroke: 5.5 in (140 mm)
  • Displacement: 398 cu in (6.5 L)
  • Length: 45.3 in (1,151 mm)
  • Width: 19 in (483 mm)
  • Height: 30.95 in (786 mm)
  • Dry weight: 325 lb (147.4 kg)

Components

Performance

See also

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Related development

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Lumsden 2003, p.91.

Bibliography

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  • Oldengine.org Archived 14 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  • Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 40.
  • Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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