Napier Gazelle

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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 Belvedere

The 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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[edit] 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.

[edit] Engines on display

A preserved Napier Gazelle is on display at the Royal Air Force Museum London.

[edit] 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

Performance

[edit] See also

Comparable engines
Related lists

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Gunston 1989, p.107.
  2. ^ Flightglobal online archive

[edit] Bibliography

  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9

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