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    Bluebird-Proteus CN7. After the merger of Bristol with Armstrong Siddeley the engine became the Bristol Siddeley Proteus, and later the Rolls-Royce Proteus. The...
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    powered by four Bristol Proteus 705 101 Prototypes, two initially powered by Proteus 625 and soon after re-engined with the Proteus 755, later the first...
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  • The Bristol Phoebus was an early turbojet engine developed by Bristol Engines. It was based on the gas generator core of the Bristol Proteus. The Phoebus...
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    to make use of newly developed turboprop technology, opting for the Bristol Proteus engine still in development to power the aircraft. The project suffered...
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  • Look up Proteus or protean in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Proteus is an early Greek water god. Proteus may also refer to: Charles Proteus Steinmetz...
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    cancelled. The eight Centaurus engines were to be replaced with eight Bristol Proteus gas turbines on the Mark II giving a 100 mph faster cruising speed...
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    the second prototype Bristol Britannia, G-ALRX, which was forced to land in the Severn Estuary. A failure in the Bristol Proteus propeller reduction gearbox...
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    turbine (like the Rolls-Royce Tyne), whereas its predecessor, the Bristol Proteus, had a free-power turbine. The combustor used separate flame cans....
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    Power Stations were an early commercial use of Gas Turbine engines (Bristol Proteus), by the South Western Electricity Board, to generate electricity for...
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    record vehicle to be powered by a gas turbine engine. The Bristol-Siddeley Proteus was the Bristol Aeroplane Company's first successful gas turbine engine...
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