The Pobjoy P was a British seven-cylinder, air-cooled, aircraft engine designed by Douglas Rudolf Pobjoy and built by

Pobjoy Airmotors Pobjoy Airmotors and Aircraft was a England, British manufacturer of small aircraft engines. The company was purchased by Short Brothers shortly before the start of World War II, production continuing until the end of the war. History Douglas P ...

. It became the progenitor of the

Pobjoy R The Pobjoy R is a British seven-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine designed and built by Pobjoy Airmotors. Introduced in 1926, it was a popular engine for ultralight and small aircraft in the 1930s. A notable feature of the Pobjoy R was ...

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family of small radial engines. A notable feature of the Pobjoy P was the propeller reduction gear which allowed the small engine to operate at more desirable higher speeds.

Applications

* Comper C.L.A.7 Swift * Parnall Imp

Specifications (Pobjoy P)

References

{{Pobjoy aeroengines P 1920s aircraft piston engines Aircraft air-cooled radial piston engines