Rolls-Royce Welland
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The Rolls-Royce RB.23 Welland was Britain's first production jet engine. It entered production in 1943 for the Gloster Meteor. The name Welland is taken from the River Welland, in keeping with the Rol
A Rolls-Royce Welland restored by Aero Engines Carlisle, exhibited in Solway Aviation Museum
Demonstration run of the Welland by Terry Jones. This example is the oldest working jet engine in the world (restored by Aero Engines Carlisle)
An example of the engine with parts cut away to show its workings
Rolls-Royce Derwent
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The Rolls-Royce RB.37 Derwent is a 1940s British centrifugal compressor turbojet engine, the second Rolls-Royce jet engine to enter production. It was an improved version of the Rolls-Royce Welland, w
Rolls-Royce Welland
…was used only for a short time. Hooker continued development of the W.2B/26, which featured an improved layout. This soon entered production as the Rolls-Royce Derwent with higher thrust ratings, and Welland-equipped Meteors were either re-engined or retired. The W.2 was a larger version of Whittle's early design, the…
Rolls-Royce Derwent on display at the Royal Air Force Museum London
A Rover W.2B/26 on display at the Midland Air Museum This design was later to become the Derwent
Gloster Meteor