BlackBurne Tomtit
Nikon F3HP, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 Ai-S, 1s, f11 – Ilford XP2 Super
The BlackBurne Tomtit is a 670cc V-Twin aero engine dating from the early 1920s. It was developed from Blackburne motorcycle engines and despite its lack of refinement the first one adapted to aircraft use was the best performing engine at the Lympne light aircraft trials of 1923.
This one is on display at the Newark Air Museum in Nottinghamshire.
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Freelance Wastrel 