| Goblin | |
|---|---|
| |
| Cutaway Goblin II | |
| Type | Turbojet |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland Engine Company |
| First run | 13 April 1942 |
| Major applications | de Havilland Vampire |
| Developed into | de Havilland Ghost |
The de Havilland Goblin, originally designated as the Halford H-1, is an early turbojet engine designed by Frank Halford and built by de Havilland. The Goblin was the second British jet engine to fly, after Whittle's Power Jets W.1, and the first to pass a type test and receive a type certificate issued for an aircraft propulsion turbine.[1]
Although it was conceived in 1941 it remained unchanged in basic form for 13 years by which time it had evolved to the Mk. 35 export version.[2]
The Goblin was the primary engine of the de Havilland Vampire, and was to have been the engine for the F-80 Shooting Star (as the Allis-Chalmers J36) before that design switched engines due to production delays at Allis-Chalmers. The Goblin also powered the Saab 21R fighter, Fiat G.80 trainer and the de Havilland DH 108 "Swallow" experimental aircraft. The Goblin was later scaled up as the larger de Havilland Ghost, with the model numbers continuing from the last marks of the Goblin.
- ^ Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion, G.Geoffrey Smith M.B.E., Revised and Enlarged By F.C. Sheffield, Sixth edition 1955, Iliffe & Sons Ltd., London. p.220
- ^ "Aero Engines 1954..." Flight. 9 April 1954. Retrieved 26 August 2017.