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De Havilland Ghost
The De Havilland Ghost was a turbojet engine. It was 1950 developement of the Goblin.
Designed by Frank B Halford along similar lines to the Whittle engines it had a centrifugal compressor but 10 straight through combusters rather than reverse-flow. It had a central bifurcated intake.
Versions
- Ghost 103 rated at 4,850 lb static thrust.
- Ghost 50 rated at 5000lb thrust at 10000rpm with a weight of 2011lbs.
Installations
- De Havilland Comet airliner.
- Saab Tunnan
- De Havilland Venom
- Avro "Ghost-Lancastrian"
References
Last updated: 05-26-2005 20:29:16
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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