Object Details
Manufacturer
Rolls-Royce Ltd. (Derby, U.K.)
Physical Description
Type: Turbojet
Thrust: 16,013 N (3,600 lb) at 14,700 rpm
Compressor: 1-stage double-entry centrifugal-flow
Combustor: 9 through-flow can-type chambers
Turbine: Single-stage axial
Weight: 581 kg (1,280 lb)
Summary
Based on the Rover W2B/26, Derwent design began in April 1943 and completed a 100-hour type test at 8,896 N (2,000 lb) thrust in November of the same year. First flown in April 1944 in a Gloster Meteor aircraft, a Derwent Mark 5-powered Meteor IV set a speed record of 970 km/hr (606 mph) in November 1945, and raised this to 986 km/hr (616 mph) in September 1946,
The Derwent powered Britain's first production jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor, the Fokker S.14 Mach trainer and 1. Ae. 27 Pulqui 1 (Arrow). Over 9,700 Derwent engines were built before production ended in 1954 with the Mark 8.
Refurbished in 1964, this engine was used in a Royal Air Force Gloster Meteor 8 aircraft. It was restored by Rolls-Royce Ltd. prior to its donation to the museum in 1987 in conjunction with a ceremony honoring Sir Frank Whittle on the 50th anniversary of his first turbojet engine.
Credit Line
Gift of the Royal Air Force
Date
Circa early 1950s
Inventory Number
A19870223000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)
Materials
Aluminum Alloy
Ferros Alloy (Most Likely Steel)
Plastic
Rubber Coating (Possibly)
Coated Textile
Paint
Unidentified Coating
Adhesive Tape
Dimensions
3-D: 217.2 × 111.8 × 107.9cm, 580.6kg (7 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 3 ft. 8 in. × 3 ft. 6 1/2 in., 1280lb.)
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19870223000