The de Havilland Gipsy Queen is a British six-cylinder aero engine of 9.2 L capacity that was developed in 1936 by the de Havilland Engine Company. It was developed from the de Havilland Gipsy Six for military aircraft use. Produced between 1936 and 1950 Gipsy Queen engines still power vintage de Havilland aircraft types today.

Variants

Note: UK Ministry of Defence designation of Gipsy Queen 30-2

Applications

• Breda Ba.44 • Cierva W.9 • Fiat G.46 bis and G.46-2 • de Havilland Dove • de Havilland Dragon Rapide • de Havilland Heron • Handley Page Marathon • Heston A.2/45 • Miles Mentor • Miles Merchantman • Parnall Heck • Parnall 382 • Percival Merganser • Percival Prentice • Percival Proctor • Planet Satellite • Scottish Aviation Pioneer • Short Sealand • Youngman-Baynes High Lift

Surviving engines

Of the 11 Gipsy Queen-powered de Havilland Doves on the British register, only two remain airworthy. A Gipsy Queen II powered 1936 Percival Mew Gull (G-AEXF) is owned and operated by The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden in the UK, and flies regularly at home, and limited away airshows, subject to serviceability.

Engines on display

A preserved de Havilland Gipsy Queen engine is on public display at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. A de Havilland Gipsy Queen 30 is on display at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum.

Specifications (Gipsy Queen I)