Bristol Olympus
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The Bristol Olympus is a pioneering British axial-flow turbojet engine developed in the mid-20th century, notable for powering aircraft such as the Avro Vulcan bomber and serving as the basis for later supersonic engine designs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | turbojet engine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bristol BE.10
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Rolls-Royce Olympus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| applicationType |
long-range airliner propulsion
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strategic bomber propulsion ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-spool axial-flow (later marks) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designFeature |
afterburning (reheat) in some military variants
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axial-flow compressor ⓘ can-annular combustors (early versions) ⓘ single-stage turbine (early versions) ⓘ two-spool configuration (later versions) ⓘ |
| designObjective | high thrust with good fuel efficiency for long-range missions ⓘ |
| developedBy | Bristol Engine Department led by Stanley Hooker ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstRunDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| influenced | Concorde propulsion system design ⓘ |
| laterManufacturer | Rolls-Royce (after company mergers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bristol Aero Engines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
forming the basis for later supersonic engine designs
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powering the Avro Vulcan strategic bomber ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Olympus 101
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Olympus 102 NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympus 201 NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympus 301 NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympus 320 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredAircraftType |
delta-wing bomber (Avro Vulcan)
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turboprop-jet mixed-power airliner (Bristol Britannia prototypes with jet pods) ⓘ |
| poweredFirstFlightOf | Avro Vulcan prototype ⓘ |
| relatedEngineFamily | Rolls-Royce Olympus family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
civil transport aircraft powerplant
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military aircraft powerplant ⓘ |
| successor | Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyMilestone |
one of the first successful large axial-flow turbojets in the UK
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pioneered high-thrust turbojet technology for heavy bombers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
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civil airlines operating Bristol Britannia ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Avro Vulcan
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BAC TSR-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol Britannia NERFINISHED ⓘ Concorde (as Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 derivative) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInRole | nuclear-capable strategic bomber operations (Avro Vulcan) ⓘ |
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