Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba engine detail from a Fairey Gannet on display at Duxford. Rolls Royce Gnome jet engine to the left.
The Armstrong Whitworth Double Mamba twin turboprop engine, powering contra-rotating propellers on the Fairey Gannet through a combining gearbox, is seen here alongside a Rolls Royce Gnome turboshaft helicopter engine. The Rolls Royce Gnome, a licensed development of the US General Electric T58 turboshaft, powered several Westland helicopters, including the Whirlwind, Wessex, and Sea King
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