Object ID | 12 |
Object Name | Bristol Siddeley Proteus |
Object Date | 1959-03-12 |
Works Number | |
Location | Turbine Shed (Hall 6) |
Category | Engine |
Acquired | 2003-08-03 |
Status | On Display |
Description | Industrial gas turbine based on an aircraft turboprop unit producing 4250 SHP. |
Manufacturer | Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd |
Manufactured | Bristol |
Condition | Running |
Core | Yes |
Accession No | IF:2003:002 |
Collection Id | Internal Fire Core Collection |
Shortman | |
Image | ![]() Alternator field trip cabinet - Princetown Batteries - Princetown Closeup of governor side of reduction gear - Princetown CO2 suppression system - Princetown Combustion chambers, October 2009 Completed display, firewall and reduction gear, October 2009 Completed display, September 2009 Completed engine controls cabinet, October 2009 Control cabinet - Princetown Control cabinets - Princetown Cooler room, October 2009 Coupling and guard Datafonic controller for the Proteus End of alternator - Princetown Engine monitoring cabinet - lightup sensor etc Erecting the stack at Princetown Exhaust ducting - Princetown Exhaust stack Front of station - Princetown Fuel tanks Fuel tanks Interior of engine control cabinet - Princetown Laying the foundations at Princetown Lube oil filter and suppression - Princetown Main control cabinets, October 2009 Oil cooler - Princetown On the floor at the museum Princetown from the air Proteus arrives at the museum Proteus combustion chambers - Princetown Proteus touches down at the museum Proteus unloading Tailpipe, October 2009 View of the station at Princetown |