de Havilland Ghost

The de Havilland Ghost or Halford H-2 was a British jet engine of the first generation. It was based on the smaller de Havilland Goblin. It was a Einwellentriebwerk. The compressor was a single-stage centrifugal compressor. As a combustion chambers ten combustors were used. The axial turbine stage was.

Development began in 1943, were the first preliminary designs for the de Havilland Comet, that the Goblin, at the time still called Halford H-1, for such an aircraft was too weak. Was built even during the first Ghost prototype, took over de Havilland Halford.

The first engine tests, which began 1944. 1945, the engine was first tested in flight in a converted Avro Lancastrian. Contacts were made to Sweden, and so was a licensed production at Volvo Aero to be established. The engines for the Saab 29 were manufactured. They wore the Swedish designation RM2.

The Comet 1 and 1a also Ghost engines were used until stronger successor was available. The RAF also showed interest in the engine in order to improve the performance of the De Havilland DH100 Vampire. These machines were given the name de Havilland Venom.

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• De Havilland Comet
• Saab 29
• De Havilland Venom
• " Ghost Lancastrian "