Engines - Rolls Royce Derwent

STATIC THRUST: 3,600lb

This engine was fitted to the RAAF Gloster Meteor fighters used by them in the Korean conflict of 1951 - 1954

The two Derwent engines gave the aircraft a maximum speed of 592 MPH (952KPH)

Donated by the Central Australian Aviation Museum, Alice Springs.

 

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