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De Havilland Goblin H-1 Turbojet Engine, Cutaway
Object Details
- Physical Description
- Type: Turbojet
- Thrust: 13,344 N (3,000 lb) at 10,200 rpm
- Compressor: Single-stage centrifugal
- Combustor: Sixteen, straight-through flow
- Turbine: Single stage axial
- Weight: 680 kg (1,500 lb)
- Summary
- The De Havilland H-1 Goblin design began in April 1941, and was first tested a year later. It first flew in 1943 in the Gloster Meteor and De Havilland Vampire aircraft. Originally rated at 8,896 N (2,000 lb) thrust, the Goblin II grew to 13,344 N (3,000 lb) thrust, and powered the De Havilland Vampire and 108 Swallow.
- A British delegation visited U.S. manufacturers in early-1943, revealing important H-1 details and discussing the possibility of building the engine in the U.S. Subsequently the Navy contracted with Allis-Chalmers for construction of 40 engines.
- The first engines were imported for the Navy's Curtiss XF15C and as an alternate for the GE I-40 in the Army Lockheed P-80. The Army used an H-1 engine as the power plant in the prototype XP-80, but it was replaced by the more powerful, 17,792 N (4,000 lb) thrust GE I-40 (J33) shortly before the end of World War II.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the U.S. Department of the Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics, Washington, D.C.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Date
- 1945
- Inventory Number
- A19520087000
- Manufacturer
- De Havilland Engine Company, Ltd
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)
- Materials
- HAZMAT: Magnesium
- Aluminum, Steel, Paint, Copper, Brass, Rubber, Textile
- Dimensions
- Length 271.8 cm (107 in.), Diameter 127 cm (50 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
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- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Record ID
- nasm_A19520087000
- Usage
- Not determined
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