Rolls-Royce Nene
Engine
The Rolls-Royce RB.41 Nene is a 1940s British centrifugal compressor turbojet engine. The Nene was a complete redesign, rather than a scaled-up Rolls-Royce Derwent, with a design target of 5,000 lbf, making it the most powerful engine of its era. Wikipedia
Developed from: Rolls-Royce Derwent
First run: 27 October 1944
Major applications: Canadair CT-133 Silver Star; Dassault Ouragan; de Havilland Vampire; Grumman F9F Panther; Hawker Sea Hawk
Number built: 1,139 (J42)