Object Details
Manufacturer
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co.
Designer
De Havilland Engine Company, Ltd
Physical Description
Type: Turbojet
Thrust: 13,344 N (3,000lb) at 10,200 rpm
Compressor: Single-stage centrifugal
Combustor: 16 straight-through-flow chambers
Turbine: Single-stage axial
Weight: 680 kg (1,500 lb)
Summary
Design of the de Havilland H-1 Goblin turbojet began in April 1941, and its first test flight, in March 1943, was also the maiden flight of the Gloster Meteor. In early 1943, a British delegation visited U.S. gas turbine manufacturers, revealed details of British research, and discussed the possibility of building the H-1 turbojet in the U.S. Allis-Chalmers was ultimately awarded a contract in 1944 for the construction of 40 H-1 engines, although the first American H-1 engines were imported in July 1943 for Navy development of the Curtiss XF15C airplane, which flew with an H-1 in its tail and a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 in the nose.
The Army Air Forces also used an H-1 engine as the power plant in the prototype XP-80, which first flew in January 1944. However, the P-80's H-1 engine was later replaced by the more powerful GE I-40 (J33) shortly before the end of World War II.
Credit Line
Transferred from the U.S. Navy, Naval Supply Center, Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg, Virginia
Date
Circa 1945
Inventory Number
A19731566000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)
Materials
HAZMAT: Possible Cadmium
Non-Magnetic White Metal
Ferrous Alloy
Rubber
Possible Asbestos
Wood
Plastic
Paper
Unidentified Coating
Paint
Copper Alloy
Adhesive Tape
Ink
Dimensions
3-D: 281.9 × 123.2 × 137.2cm, 680.4kg (9 ft. 3 in. × 4 ft. 1/2 in. × 4 ft. 6 in., 1500lb.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
United Kingdom
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19731566000