Repaint due for Vietnam veteran Phantom

摘要

A 1930s Gipsy Major engine has been put back on display at the Oe Havilland Aircraft Museum in London Colney after undergoing a major rebuild. The four-cylinder air-cooled unit, one of 14,615 built by de Havilland both in the UK and Australia, was sectioned for use by the company for tuition at its Aeronautical Training School. Gipsy Majors were built in 15 variants and fitted to 65 types of aircraft. Over the past tew months it has been stripped down by volunteers Peter Coard and Rod Scott with all components refurbished and polished before reassembly. The block and head have been repainted in original de Havilland colours and a new Perspex section has been made to cover and protect the cutaway head.