Eland | |
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Napier Eland on display at the Helicopter Museum (Weston). | |
Type | Turboshaft/turboprop aero-engine |
Manufacturer | Napier & Son |
First run | 1953 |
Major applications | Fairey Rotodyne Convair CV-540 |
The Napier Eland is a British turboshaft or turboprop gas-turbine engine built by Napier & Son in the early 1950s. Production of the Eland ceased in 1961 when the Napier company was taken over by Rolls-Royce.[1]