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Napier Gazelle
| Gazelle | |
|---|---|
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| Napier Gazelle at the Royal Air Force Museum London | |
| Type | Turboshaft aero engine |
| Manufacturer | D. Napier & Son |
| First run | December 1955 |
| Major applications | Westland Wessex Bristol/Westland Belvedere |
The Napier Gazelle is a turboshaft helicopter engine that was manufactured by D. Napier & Son in the mid-1950s. In 1961 production was nominally transferred to a joint venture with Rolls-Royce called Napier Aero Engines Limited.[1] But the venture closed two years later.[2]
- ^ "ENGLISH ELECTRIC-ROLLS ROYCE Napier Aero Engines Ltd." Times [London, England] 1 June 1961: 24. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 30 Aug. 2016.
- ^ Napier Aero Engines Ltd (closure) Hansard, 8 March 1963 vol 673 cc921-32
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