Aeroplane engine, used in De Havilland Vampire T11

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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: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1974.119
• Date: Around 1950
  c. 1950
  
• Material: Inscription: 8832, 607344 REF 5719, 38KK ISS 1 TR593 B1067 5021
  Aeroplane engine
  
• 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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