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Rover/Lucas S2, a twin shaft engine, was developed from the famous Rover P6 gas turbine, the engine that almost made it as the world's first automotive gas turbine. The engine was used as a compressor unit for the Nimrod aircraft and also as an Auxiliary Power Unit in the HS748 aircraft. | Rover/Lucas S2, a twin shaft engine, was developed from the famous Rover P6 gas turbine, the engine that almost made it as the world's first automotive gas turbine. The engine was used as a compressor unit for the Nimrod aircraft and also as an Auxiliary Power Unit in the HS748 aircraft. | ||
A scaled version of this power plant, the Rover 2S75, was the basis of the [[Rotax]] CT2023 unit and [[Lucas]] CR201 unit. | A scaled version of this power plant, the Rover 2S75, was the basis of the [[Rotax Motor Accessories Co|Rotax]] CT2023 unit and [[Lucas Brothers|Lucas]] CR201 unit. | ||
The gas generator section of this engines formed the basis of the Rover TJ125 minijet engine | The gas generator section of this engines formed the basis of the Rover TJ125 minijet engine |
Revision as of 16:51, 30 July 2014
Part of Rover Co
of Solihull
1950 Rover built the first gas-turbine powered car
Rover/Lucas S2, a twin shaft engine, was developed from the famous Rover P6 gas turbine, the engine that almost made it as the world's first automotive gas turbine. The engine was used as a compressor unit for the Nimrod aircraft and also as an Auxiliary Power Unit in the HS748 aircraft.
A scaled version of this power plant, the Rover 2S75, was the basis of the Rotax CT2023 unit and Lucas CR201 unit.
The gas generator section of this engines formed the basis of the Rover TJ125 minijet engine
1968 Launch of the T.J.125 turbo-jet engine [1]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer of 9th February 1968 p251
- Rover Lucas S2 [1]