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Object Name Bristol Siddeley Proteus
Description 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.
Object Date 1959-03-12
Manufacturer Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd
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Category Engine
Accession No 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

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