Axial-flow compressor

Made:: 1939 in Manchester

maker:: Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company Limited

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Axial-flow compressor from B10 'Betty' self-sustaining gas turbine test rig, developed and manufactured by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd, Trafford Park, Manchester, 1937-40.

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Details

Category:: Aircraft Propulsion

Object Number:: Y1995.54.1

Materials:: glass, metal (unknown), paint, plastic (unidentified)

type:: aeroplane engine compressor

credit:: Gift of Mr. L. Uff on behalf of GEC Alsthom

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