de Havilland Ghost 50 Mk 1
Exact Ghost 50 Mk 1 turbojet variant documented for the prototype and early Comet 1 installation; later Ghost marks and Rolls-Royce Avon Comet variants remain separate or unmodeled.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ghost 50 Mk1D.H. Ghost 50 Mk 1
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- de Havilland Ghost 50 Mk 1
- Status
- unknown
Details
- Description
- Exact Ghost 50 Mk 1 turbojet variant documented for the prototype and early Comet 1 installation; later Ghost marks and Rolls-Royce Avon Comet variants remain separate or unmodeled.
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 4, 2026 at 22:37:18 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 4, 2026 at 22:37:18 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-04
- Note
- Official heritage record identifies the prototype with four Ghost 50 Mk 1 engines and lists the Comet 1 powerplant as four 4,450 lbst DH Ghost 50 engines; it distinguishes Comet 2X/2E Avon variants.
- Publisher
- BAE Systems Heritage
- Title
- de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 and 2
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-04
- Note
- RAF Museum identifies the Comet's propulsion as four Ghost turbojet engines built by the de Havilland Engine Company Limited.
- Publisher
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Title
- Comet Engines
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-04
- Note
- RAF Museum engine record identifies Ghost 50 as a 5,000 lbf turbojet used on long-range civil aircraft including the de Havilland Comet.
- Publisher
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Title
- Engine – de Havilland Ghost 50