Illustrated description of engine produced by de Havilland Engine Co; "Goblin" turbo-jet power plant is fitted as standard to de Havilland "Vampire" jet fighter of Royal Air Force; engine works on Whittle cycle, with straight-through gas flow; it departs from other engines in that compressor is single-sided unit, running at comparatively low speed of 10,200 rpm. (See also Engineer v 180 n 4692 Dec 14 1945 p 482-3; Engineering v 161 n 4180 Feb 22 1946 p 175-6; Aeroplane v 69 n 1797 Nov 2 1945 p 501-2; Aero Digest v 52 n 5 May 1946 p 93-4, 107-8)
"Goblin" jet-propulsion engine
Flight
Flight ; 47 , n 1923
1945
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1946
Notes on de Havilland Goblin jet engine
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1946
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