The Napier Gazelle was a turboshaft helicopter engine made by D. Napier and Son in the mid-1950s. It has an 11-stage axial compressor, a two-stage gas generator turbine and a separate free power turbine, burning aviation kerosene, and early versions were rated from about 1,100 to 2,000 shaft horsepower. Gazelles powered the Westland Wessex HAS 1 and HAS 3 and the Bristol Belvedere transport helicopter. In 1961 production was nominally transferred to Napier Aero Engines Limited, a joint venture with Rolls-Royce, which closed two years later. Preserved examples are shown at the Royal Air Force Museum London and the Solent Sky Museum.
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manufactured by D. Napier & Son
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Fuel type: Aviation kerosene
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manufactured by D. Napier & Son
Part Of: Westland Wessex, Applications
These helicopter engines were used on the Westland Wessex HAS 1 and HAS 3
Part Of: Bristol Belvedere, Applications, Belvedere
the Bristol Belvedere (later Westland Belvedere) transport helicopter
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