Shortly after, the de Havilland Engine Company was formed in early 1944, and with access to the original jet engine development of Sir Frank Whittle, planning led by Frank Halford began for a series of new turbine engine developments including the H.2 Ghost turbojet. The Ghost first ran on September 2, 1945. It followed and was more powerful than the Goblin, the first jet engine to pass the British military type approval tests.

The Ghost was the first turbojet engine approved in the Normal Category for civil transport operation by Great Britain's Air Registration Board. The Ghost 40 was the first pure jet engine to power a civil aircraft, the de Havilland D.H.106 Comet airliner.

This Ghost 48 Mk 1 was manufactured in 1956 under license by Gebr. Sulzer A.G. in Winterthur, Switzerland. It powered a de Havilland DH-112 Venom aircraft.

Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Date

1956

Country of Origin

Switzerland

Type

PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)

Designer

De Havilland Engine Company, Ltd

Manufacturer

Sulzer AG. Winterthur (De Havilland)

Physical Description

Type: Turbojet
Thrust: 22,462 N (5,050 lb)
Compressor: Single-stage centrifugal
Combustor: 10 straight-through-flow chambers
Turbine: Single-stage axial
Weight: 962 kg (2,120 lb)

Dimensions

3-D: 223.5 × 147.3 × 159.7cm, 961.6kg (7 ft. 4 in. × 4 ft. 10 in. × 5 ft. 2 7/8 in., 2120lb.)

Materials

Non-magnetic white metal
Ferrous Alloy
Paint
Unidentified coating
Rubber
Tape
Adhesive sticker
red plastic caps

Inventory Number

A19890034000

Credit Line

Exchange with the Swiss Air Force Museum

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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