Power Jets W.2
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The Power Jets W.2 was a British turbojet engine designed by Frank Whittle and Power Jets (Research and Development) Ltd. Like the earlier Power Jets W.1, the reverse-flow combustion configuration included a double-sided centrifugal compressor, 10 combustion chambers and an axial-flow turbine with air-cooled disc. It entered production as the Rolls-Royce Welland and was the first UK jet engine to power operational aircraft, the Gloster Meteor.
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Power Jets W.2/700 on display at the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust (rear view). | |
Type | Turbojet |
Manufacturer | Rover Car Company |
First run | c.1941 |
Major applications | Gloster E.28/39 Gloster F.9/40 |
Developed from | Power Jets W.1 |
Developed into | General Electric I-A Rolls-Royce Welland (W.2B-Rover B.23) Rolls-Royce Derwent (W.2B/500-Rover B.26) |
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