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Blackburn Cirrus Bombardier

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

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Variants

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

Applications

  • Auster AOP.9
  • Cierva W.14 Skeeter IIIB
  • Miles Messenger
  • Specifications (Cirrus Bombardier 203)

    Data from Lumsden.

    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

  • Valvetrain: 1 inlet and 1 exhaust valve per cylinder
  • Fuel system: Fuel injected
  • Fuel type: 100 octane petrol
  • Cooling system: Air-cooled
  • Performance

  • Power output: 203 hp (151 kW) at 2,100 rpm
  • Compression ratio: 7:1
  • Power-to-weight ratio: 0.62 hp/lb (1 kW/kg)
  • References

    Blackburn Cirrus Bombardier Wikipedia