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Bristol Siddeley Proteus Industrial gas turbine based on an aircraft turboprop unit producing 4250 S... more
Industrial gas turbine based on an aircraft turboprop unit producing 4250 SHP.
1959-03-12 Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd On Display Engine IF:2003:002
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Supplied for the SWEB Pocket Power station at Princetown on Dartmoor. The f... more
Supplied for the SWEB Pocket Power station at Princetown on Dartmoor. The first aircraft derived gas turbine to be used for power generation in the world. Also the first remotely operated power station in the world.
Paul Evans 2006-02-08
Awarded Institution of Mechanical Engineers "Engineering Heritage Award". P... more
Awarded Institution of Mechanical Engineers "Engineering Heritage Award". Presented at the museum by Prof. Isobel Pollock from IMechE to Ian Craighead from Rolls-Royce
Paul Evans 2010-06-21