Napier Eland

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The Napier Eland was a British turboshaft gas-turbine engine built by Napier & Son. It was first tested in 1953 in a Vickers Varsity aircraft^[1]. The Eland was dropped form production when Napiers was acquired by Rolls-Royce Limited in 1961^[1].

It was used to power various aircraft including the Westland Westminster heavy-lift helicopter, the Canadair CL-66; a turbine-powered version of the Convair CV-340 for the Canadian military^[1] and the Fairey Rotodyne convertiplane. In the Rotodyne, the Eland provided the power for the tractor propellors for forward flight and as a gas generator to drive the main rotor for vertical flight^[2].

[edit] Specifications (Eland N.EL.1)

General characteristics

• Type: Turboshaft
• Length:
• Diameter:
• Dry weight:

Components

• Compressor:

Performance

• Power output: 3,060 shp (2,281 kW)
• Power-to-weight ratio:

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