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Gazelle 
Napier Gazelle at the Royal Air Force Museum London Type Turboshaft aero engine Manufacturer Napier Aero Engines Ltd First run December 1955 Major applications Westland Wessex
Bristol/Westland BelvedereThe Napier Gazelle was a turboshaft engine manufactured by Napier Aero Engines in the mid 1950s, production ceased when the Napier company was taken over by Rolls-Royce in 1962. [1]
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Applications
These helicopter engines were used on the Westland Wessex HAS1 and HAS2 (The HAS3 having 2 Rolls Royce Gnome engines instead) and the Bristol Belvedere (later Westland Belvedere) transport helicopter.
Engines on display
A preserved Napier Gazelle is on display at the Royal Air Force Museum London.
Specifications (Gazelle NGa.1)
Data from Flightglobal archive[2]
General characteristics
- Type: Turboshaft
- Length: 70 in
- Diameter: 33.5 in
- Dry weight: 780 lb
Components
- Compressor: 11-stage axial flow
- Combustors: 6 flame tubes
- Turbine: 3-stage
Performance
- Maximum power output: 1,260 shp at 20,400 rpm
- Specific fuel consumption: 0.708
- Power-to-weight ratio:
See also
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
References
Notes
- ^ Gunston 1989, p.107.
- ^ Flightglobal online archive
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
External links
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