Blackburn Cirrus Major
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The Blackburn Cirrus Major is a British, inline-four aircraft engine which was developed in the late 1930s, but continued development and production into the 1940s and post war.
Right side view of a Cirrus Major III installed in an Auster J/5G
Cirrus Major III showing Cirrus logo cast into crankcase
Blackburn Cirrus Bombardier
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The Blackburn Cirrus Bombardier is a British four-cylinder inline aircraft engine, developed and built by the Blackburn Aircraft company in the mid-1950s. The engine featured fuel injection.
Blackburn Cirrus Major
…but it failed to enter production. During and after WWII Blackburn produced uprated versions of the Cirrus Minor and Major. In 1948 it introduced the Blackburn Cirrus Bombardier with fuel injection and a higher compression ratio, giving increased output. When Blackburn Aircraft merged with General Aircraft Limited (GAL) in 1949…
Blackburn Bombardier 702 on display at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby