Nimbus | |
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Nimbus Mark 103 | |
Type | Turboshaft aircraft engine |
Manufacturer | Bristol Siddeley |
First run | July 1958 |
Major applications | Westland Scout Westland Wasp |
Developed from | Turbomeca Turmo |
The Bristol Siddeley Nimbus, later known as the Rolls-Royce Nimbus, was a British turboshaft engine developed under license by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. from the Turbomeca Turmo in the late 1950s. It was used on the Westland Scout and Westland Wasp helicopters.[1]