Avon RA.3

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The Avon RA.3 is an early production variant of the Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engine, used to power several first-generation British jet aircraft in the postwar era.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Avon RA.14 1
Avon RA.2 1
Avon RA.29 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rolls-Royce Avon variant
turbojet engine
application bomber aircraft
fighter aircraft
configuration axial-flow turbojet
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
developedFrom early Rolls-Royce axial-flow research engines
era early Cold War
followedBy Avon RA.7
fuelType kerosene-based jet fuel
generation first-generation turbojet
introducedInPeriod late 1940s to early 1950s
manufacturer Rolls-Royce Limited
notableFeature early production standard of Rolls-Royce Avon
partOfSeries Rolls-Royce Avon engine family
powerplantFor early British jet bombers
early British jet fighters
precededBy Avon RA.2
linked to: Avon RA.3
status out of production
usedBy Royal Air Force
usedFor jet propulsion research
military aviation
usedIn first-generation British jet aircraft
postwar era jet aircraft
postwar era military aircraft

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rolls-Royce Avon notableVariant Avon RA.3
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Avon engine
Rolls-Royce Avon notableVariant Avon RA.7
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Avon engine
linked to: Avon RA.3
Rolls-Royce Avon notableVariant Avon RA.14
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Avon engine
linked to: Avon RA.3
Rolls-Royce Avon notableVariant Avon RA.29
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Avon engine
linked to: Avon RA.3
Svenska Flygmotor RM5 developedFrom Rolls-Royce Avon RA.3 series
linked to: Avon RA.3
Avon RA.3 precededBy Avon RA.2
linked to: Avon RA.3