Metrovick F.2

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The Metrovick F.2 was an early British axial-flow turbojet engine that played a pioneering role in the development of later, more powerful jet engines such as the Rolls-Royce Olympus.

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instanceOf aircraft engine
axial-flow turbojet engine
alsoKnownAs Metropolitan-Vickers F.2 NERFINISHED
applicationDomain military aviation
category British jet engines
World War II jet and rocket aircraft engines
compressorType axial-flow compressor
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designGoal to explore high-efficiency axial-flow turbojet concepts
designOrganization Metropolitan-Vickers Gas Turbine Division NERFINISHED
developmentRole pioneering British axial-flow turbojet
developmentStatus experimental engine
era World War II
surface form: World War II era
firstRunDate 1941
fuelType aviation kerosene
historicalSignificance helped establish British expertise in axial-flow jet engines
influenced Rolls-Royce Olympus NERFINISHED
post-war British gas turbine design
inServiceStatus did not see widespread operational service
manufacturer Metropolitan-Vickers NERFINISHED
notableFeature contributed to axial compressor technology
one of the first British axial-flow turbojets
powerplantFor Gloster E.28/39 testbed (experimental installation) NERFINISHED
propulsionType turbojet
relatedTo Metrovick F.3 NERFINISHED
Metrovick F.5 NERFINISHED
successor Metrovick F.2/4 Beryl NERFINISHED
Metrovick F.9 Sapphire NERFINISHED
technologyLineage early ancestor of large axial-flow turbojets
usedFor experimental jet propulsion research
usedIn experimental aircraft testbeds

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Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet developedFrom Metrovick F.2
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Olympus