Blackburne Thrush
1920s British aircraft piston engine
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::summary 1920s British aircraft piston engine ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Thrush |
| image | Blackburne Thrush.jpg |
| caption | Blackburne Thrush engine preserved at the Shuttleworth Collection |
| engine_type | Air-cooled radial |
| manufacturer | Burney and Blackburne Limited |
| first_run | 1924 |
| national_origin | United Kingdom |
| :: |
|name = Thrush |image = Blackburne Thrush.jpg |caption = Blackburne Thrush engine preserved at the Shuttleworth Collection |engine_type=Air-cooled radial |manufacturer=Burney and Blackburne Limited |first_run=1924 |national_origin=United Kingdom
The Blackburne Thrush was a 1,500 cc 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
- ANEC IV
- Blackburn Bluebird
- Clarke Cheetah
- Cranwell CLA.4
- Parnall Pixie
- Supermarine Sparrow
- Vickers Vagabond
- Westland Widgeon
Specifications (Thrush)
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References
Notes
Bibliography
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .
References
- Lumsden 2003, p. 91.
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