Bristol Orion
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The Bristol Orion aero engine is a two-shaft turboprop intended for use in later marks of the Bristol Britannia and the Canadair CL-44. Although the engine was built and underwent a development progra
Bristol Orion on display at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby
Rolls-Royce Tyne
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The Rolls-Royce RB.109 Tyne is a twin-shaft turboprop engine developed in the mid to late 1950s by Rolls-Royce Limited to a requirement for the Vickers Vanguard airliner. It was first test flown durin
Bristol Orion
…engine was built and underwent a development program, the BE.25 Orion project was cancelled in 1958 by the British Ministry of Supply in favour of the Rolls-Royce Tyne. In addition, interest in turboprop-powered aircraft was beginning to wane, because of the successful introduction of the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8…
Rolls-Royce Tyne installed in a Luftwaffe C-160
Rolls-Royce Tyne Mk.506 at RAF Museum Cosford
Rolls-Royce Tyne Mk.12 on Short Belfast G-HLFT, Stansted 1997
Rolls-Royce Tyne testbed Avro Lincoln demonstrating at Farnborough 1956 on just the nose Tyne, the four Merlins being shut down