- Blackburne Thrush
The Blackburne Thrush was a 1500cc three-cylinder radial aero-engine for light aircraft produced by Burney and Blackburne Limited. Burney and Blackburne were based at Bookham, Surrey, England and was a former motorcycle manufacturer.
First produced in 1926 the engine was based on an earlier 1924 design with improvements to allow use on light aircraft.
Applications
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ANEC IV
*Blackburn Bluebird
*Supermarine Sparrow
*Westland Widgeon pecifications (Thrush)
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type=3 cylinder air cooled radial
bore=3.16 in (91.5 mm)
stroke=3.78 in (97 mm)
displacement=88.97 cu in (1.46 L)
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weight=132 lb (60 kg)
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coolingsystem=Air cooled
power=35 hp (26 kW)
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power/weight=3.77 lb/hpee also
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*List of aircraft engines References
Notes
Bibliography
* [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1926/1926%20-%200003.html Flight Global 7 January 1926 "The Blackburne "Thrush" Light 'plane engine"]
* Lumsden, Alec. "British Piston Engines and their Aircraft". Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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