Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba

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The Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba is a British turboprop aircraft engine featuring a twin-engine, coaxial-rotor design used primarily in postwar naval aircraft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft engine
turboprop aircraft engine
alsoKnownAs ASMD NERFINISHED
Double Mamba NERFINISHED
applicationDomain naval aviation
basedOn Armstrong Siddeley Mamba NERFINISHED
category twin-shaft turboprop engine
configuration twin-engine turboprop
coolingSystem air-cooled
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designFeature twin Mamba engines coupled through a common gearbox
engineCount 2
era post–Second World War
feature coaxial contra-rotating propellers
fuelType kerosene jet fuel
intendedRole reliable powerplant for carrier operations
manufacturer Armstrong Siddeley NERFINISHED
notableAircraft Fairey Gannet AS.1 NERFINISHED
Fairey Gannet AS.4 NERFINISHED
notableFeature ability to shut down one power section in flight
two gas generators driving a common gearbox
originPeriod late 1940s
powerplantType gas turbine
primaryApplication carrier-borne anti-submarine aircraft
primaryUser Royal Navy NERFINISHED
propellerConfiguration contra-rotating propellers
propellerDrive reduction gearbox
propulsionType turboprop
usedBy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED
usedFor anti-submarine warfare aircraft
maritime patrol missions
usedIn Fairey Gannet NERFINISHED

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Fairey Gannet powerplant Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba