The Bristol Cherub is a British two-cylinder, air-cooled, aircraft engine designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Introduced in 1923 it was a popular engine for ultralight and small aircraft in the 1930s.

Variants

Applications

• Avia BH-2 • Avro Avis • Beardmore Wee Bee • Bristol Brownie • Cranwell CLA.2 • Cranwell CLA.3 • Cranwell CLA.4 • Dart Pup • Everson Evo III • Granger Archaeopteryx • Halton Mayfly • Halton Minus • Hawker Cygnet • Johnson Twin 60 • Lippisch Delta 1 • Messerschmitt M17 • Meyers Midget • Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel • Parnall Pixie • Pander DB two Pices • Powell Racer • RAE Scarab • RAE Hurricane • Short Cockle • Short Satellite • Stout Amphibian • Supermarine Sparrow • Vickers Vagabond • Westland Woodpigeon • Westland-Hill Pterodactyl

Survivors

An airworthy Messerschmitt M17 replica is owned and operated by the EADS Heritage Flight at Manching and is powered by an original Bristol Cherub III.

Engines on display

A preserved Bristol Cherub is on static display at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, Bedfordshire.

Specifications (Cherub III)