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Aeroplane engine, used in Avro Shackleton aeroplane

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000-100-104-271-C
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Aeroplane engine, used in Avro Shackleton aeroplane

This 'Griffon' aero engine was made in 1953 by Rolls Royce Ltd to power an Avro Shackleton aeroplane. It was converted from a Mk57 to Mk58 in 1966 and operated until 1991. The type was developed from the engines used in the Spitfire in the later stages of World War II II.

The 12-cylinder, 2455-horsepower, 36.7 litre engine has a nameplate marked 'ROLLS ROYCE LTD, DERBY + LONDON, ENGLAND, GRIFFON AERO ENGINE, MARK { 58 } No (43795), CONTRA-ROTATING PROPELLORS, LEFTHAND FRONT, RIGHTHAND REAR, { A 628787}'.

The Rolls Royce Griffon was developed from the experimental Rolls Royce 'R' engine which powered the Supermarine S-6B. The Supermarine S-6B was a forerunner of the Spitfire and winner for Britain of the 1931 Schneider Trophy - a speed race for flying boats and float planes. The Avro Shackleton Airborne Early Warning aircraft was the last front line aeroplane in service in the world to be powered by piston engines, when the type was finally retired in 1991.


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Online ID: 000-100-104-271-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1980.119
Date: 1953
Material: Inscription: ROLLS ROYCE LTD, DERBY + LONDON, ENGLAND, GRIFFON AERO ENGINE, MARK { 58 } No (43795), CONTRA-ROTATING PROPELLORS, LEFTH
Dimensions: 45.00" H x 102.00" x 30.00"
What: Aircraft engine
Subject: 1. AERONAUTICS, Piston engines (Departmental Classification)
Who: Avro (Manufacturer of the aircraft this engine powered)
Rolls-Royce Ltd, Derby and London, England (Maker)
Where: England, Derbyshire, Derby
England, London
Event: Conversion from a mark 57 to a mark 58 engine
Description: Twelve cylinder liquid cooled supercharged 36.7 litre 'Griffon' aero engine made in 1953 by Rolls Royce to power an Avro Shackleton aircraft, converted from a mark 57 to a mark 58 in 1966
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