Rolls-Royce Avon Mk 524
The Rolls-Royce Avon Mk 524 turbojet variant installed on the de Havilland Comet 4.
Identity
- Aliases
- Avon 524Rolls-Royce Avon 524Avon Mk524 turbojet
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- Rolls-Royce Avon Mk 524
- Status
- unknown
Details
- Description
- The Rolls-Royce Avon Mk 524 turbojet variant installed on the de Havilland Comet 4.
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- Creation Time
- August 5, 2026 at 01:06:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 5, 2026 at 01:06:08 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-04
- Note
- The museum identifies the Comet 4 power unit as four 10,500 lbf Rolls-Royce Avon 524 turbojets.
- Publisher
- de Havilland Aircraft Museum
- Title
- de Havilland DH106 Comet 4
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-04
- Note
- NASA identifies the de Havilland Comet 4 as powered by four Rolls-Royce Avon Mk 524 turbojets and states that each wing contained two engines.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Progress in Aircraft Design Since 1903
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-04
- Note
- The heritage record identifies the Comet 4 powerplant as four Rolls-Royce Avon 524 jet engines.
- Publisher
- BAE Systems Heritage
- Title
- de Havilland DH.106 Comet 3 and 4