Rolls-Royce Nene
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The Rolls-Royce RB.41 Nene is a 1940s British centrifugal compressor turbojet engine. The Nene was a complete redesign, rather than a scaled-up Rolls-Royce Derwent, with a design target of 5,000 lbf (22 kN), making it the most powerful engine of its era. First run in 1944, it was Rolls-Royce's third jet engine to enter production, and first ran less than 6 months from the start of design. It was named after the River Nene in keeping with the company's tradition of naming its jet engines after rivers.
An FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II without tail section, showing its Rolls-Royce Nene II turbojet
The Rolls-Royce Avro Lancastrian Nene test bed in 1948 fitted with the jet engines in the outboard position
Cutaway view showing the combustion chambers and compressor
Supermarine Attacker
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The Supermarine Attacker is a British single-seat naval jet fighter designed and produced by aircraft manufacturer Supermarine for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It was the first jet fighter to enter operational service with the FAA.
The second Type 398 Attacker (TS413) in flight, 1947
An Attacker FB2 on the ground, August 1952
Flight deck of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Eagle; multiple Attacker FB.2 fighters are in the foreground; in the background are Fairey Firefly FR.4s, circa 1953