Armstrong Siddeley Python turboprop engine

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The Armstrong Siddeley Python was a British turboprop aircraft engine developed in the 1940s, notable for powering early postwar naval strike aircraft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gas turbine engine
turboprop aircraft engine
airIntakePosition fuselage‑mounted intake on Westland Wyvern
applicationDomain carrier‑based aircraft
compressorType axial‑flow compressor
configuration single‑shaft turboprop
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
developedInDecade 1940s
developer Armstrong Siddeley
engineType turboprop
era early post‑World War II
fuelType kerosene jet fuel
manufacturer Armstrong Siddeley
notableFeature among the first British turboprop engines to enter service
notableFor powering early postwar naval strike aircraft
operator Royal Air Force (test and trials)
Royal Navy
poweredAircraft Avro Athena prototype
linked to: Avro Athena

Bristol Brabazon testbed (as auxiliary power)
Gloster Meteor testbed
linked to: Gloster Meteor

Vickers Varsity testbed
linked to: Vickers Varsity

Westland Wyvern
poweredVariantOf Westland Wyvern TF.1
linked to: Westland Wyvern

Westland Wyvern TF.2
linked to: Westland Wyvern

Westland Wyvern TF.3
linked to: Westland Wyvern

Westland Wyvern TF.4
linked to: Westland Wyvern
propellerDrive reduction gearbox
propellerType contra‑rotating propellers (on Wyvern)
propulsionCategory propeller‑driven jet engine
relatedEngineFamily Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba
Armstrong Siddeley Mamba
status retired
turbineType axial‑flow turbine
usedBy Fleet Air Arm
usedFor carrier operations trials
experimental evaluation of turboprop propulsion
military aircraft
naval strike aircraft
usedInConflict Cold War era
linked to: Cold War

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Westland Wyvern powerplantVariant Armstrong Siddeley Python turboprop engine