Double Mamba | |
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Preserved Double Mamba at the Imperial War Museum Duxford | |
Type | Turboprop |
Manufacturer | Armstrong Siddeley |
First run | 29 September 1949 (First flight) |
Major applications | Fairey Gannet |
Developed from | Armstrong Siddeley Mamba |
The Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba is a turboprop engine design developed in the late 1940s of around 3,000–4,000 hp (2,200–3,000 kW). It was used mostly on the Fairey Gannet anti-submarine aircraft developed for the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy.