Rolls-Royce Nene
Historical Rolls-Royce Nene centrifugal-flow turbojet family that powered post-war British and export aircraft and was licensed or transferred into major derivative lines including Pratt & Whitney J42/J48 and Soviet RD-45/VK-1; exact marks and derivatives remain separate records.
Identity
- Aliases
- NeneRolls-Royce Nene turbojetNene 10
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- Rolls-Royce Nene
- Status
- historical
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Max Thrust Kn
- 22.68
- Description
- Historical Rolls-Royce Nene centrifugal-flow turbojet family that powered post-war British and export aircraft and was licensed or transferred into major derivative lines including Pratt & Whitney J42/J48 and Soviet RD-45/VK-1; exact marks and derivatives remain separate records.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 01:17:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 01:17:50 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Note
- RAF Museum identifies the Rolls-Royce Nene as the British turbojet gifted to the Soviet Union and immediately copied into production engines for the MiG-15.
- Publisher
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Title
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
- Note
- Smithsonian records a 5,100-pound-thrust Rolls-Royce Nene 10 installation in the T-33A, corroborating Nene family significance and the exact-mark boundary.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
- Title
- Lockheed T-33A-5-LO Shooting Star