Rolls-Royce Merlin engine supercharger
GPTKB entity
Statements (16)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Tesla Supercharger
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gptkbp:enables |
higher altitude performance
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Rolls-Royce Merlin engine supercharger
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gptkbp:improves |
engine power output at altitude
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gptkbp:introducedIn |
1930s
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gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Limited
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gptkbp:notableDriver |
engine crankshaft
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
two-speed gearbox (in later models)
two-stage supercharger (in later models) |
gptkbp:purpose |
increase air pressure to engine
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gptkbp:type |
centrifugal supercharger
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gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin_engine
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gptkbp:usedInAircraft |
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_Stanley_George_Hooker
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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