Armstrong Siddeley Python turboprop engine
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The Armstrong Siddeley Python was a British turboprop aircraft engine developed in the 1940s, notable for powering early postwar naval strike aircraft.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Armstrong Siddeley Python turboprop engine canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
gas turbine engine
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turboprop aircraft engine ⓘ |
| airIntakePosition | fuselage‑mounted intake on Westland Wyvern ⓘ |
| applicationDomain | carrier‑based aircraft ⓘ |
| compressorType | axial‑flow compressor ⓘ |
| configuration | single‑shaft turboprop ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| developer | Armstrong Siddeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turboprop ⓘ |
| era | early post‑World War II ⓘ |
| fuelType | kerosene jet fuel ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Armstrong Siddeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | among the first British turboprop engines to enter service ⓘ |
| notableFor | powering early postwar naval strike aircraft ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Air Force (test and trials)
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| poweredAircraft |
Avro Athena prototype
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Bristol Brabazon testbed (as auxiliary power) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloster Meteor testbed NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Varsity testbed NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Wyvern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredVariantOf |
Westland Wyvern TF.1
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Westland Wyvern TF.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Wyvern TF.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Wyvern TF.4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellerDrive | reduction gearbox ⓘ |
| propellerType | contra‑rotating propellers (on Wyvern) ⓘ |
| propulsionCategory | propeller‑driven jet engine ⓘ |
| relatedEngineFamily |
Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba
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Armstrong Siddeley Mamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| turbineType | axial‑flow turbine ⓘ |
| usedBy | Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
carrier operations trials
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experimental evaluation of turboprop propulsion ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ naval strike aircraft ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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