Aeroplane engine, used in De Havilland Vampire T11

This De Havilland Goblin 35 jet aero engine was made around 1950. The Goblin was designed by the Frank Halford, his first jet engine design. The engine was used in a De Havilland 'Vampire' T11, the two-seat trainer variant of the Vampire jet fighter, the second jet fighter built in Britain.

The Goblin is a centrifugal flow gas turbine - the compressed air is distributed to the combustion chambers by centrifugal force via the centrifugal compressor. Its maximum take-off thrust was 3,500 lbs at 10,750 rpm. The engine is stamped '8832, 607344 REF 5719, 38KK ISS 1 TR593 B1067 5021'. The ear-shaped hole is one of two air inlets, the Vampire's air intakes being at the wing roots.

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Online ID:	000-190-004-367-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1974.119
Date:	Around 1950 c. 1950
Material:	Inscription: 8832, 607344 REF 5719, 38KK ISS 1 TR593 B1067 5021
Dimensions:	72.00" H x 110.00" (+12.00" with frame) x 54.00"
What:	Aeroplane engine
Subject:	1. AERONAUTICS, Jet engines and turboprops (Departmental Classification)
Who:	De Havilland (Maker) University of Glasgow
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Description:	De Havilland Goblin jet aeroplane engine made about 1950
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