Bristol Aerospace Museum - Proteus engine
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Bristol Aerospace Museum - Proteus engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 9 Mar 2019
This is a proteus set up as a turboprop engine. The type first ran on 25th January 1947 and developed 4,445 horsepower from a weight of 1293 kg. An unknown number were built. A Proteus powered power station is preserved at Internal Fire Museum of Power in Wales.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.523339
Longitude
-2.57808