Napier Gazelle
1950s British aircraft turboshaft engine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Napier Gazelle is a turboshaft helicopter engine that was manufactured by D. Napier & Son in the mid-1950s. In 1961 production was nominally transferred to a joint venture with Rolls-Royce called Napier Aero Engines Limited.[1] But the venture closed two years later.[2]
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Napier Gazelle at the Royal Air Force Museum London | |
Type | Turboshaft aero engine |
Manufacturer | D. Napier & Son |
First run | December 1955 |
Major applications | Westland Wessex Bristol/Westland Belvedere |
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