| Olympus variants | |
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| Olympus Mk.320 on display at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford | |
| Type | Turbojet |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Bristol Aero Engines Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited Rolls-Royce Bristol Engine Division |
| First run | 1950 |
| Major applications | Avro Vulcan BAC TSR-2 |
The Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet engine was developed extensively throughout its production run, the many variants can be described as belonging to four main groups.
Initial non-afterburning variants were designed and produced by Bristol Aero Engines and Bristol Siddeley (BSEL) and powered the Avro Vulcan. These engines were further developed by Rolls-Royce Limited.
The first afterburning variant, the Bristol Siddeley Olympus Mk 320, powered the cancelled BAC TSR-2 strike aircraft. A further afterburning variant was the Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593, jointly developed to power Concorde in the 1960s.
The American Curtiss-Wright company tested a license-developed version known as the J67 and a turboprop designated TJ-38 Zephyr. Neither design was produced.
Further derivatives of the Olympus were produced for ship propulsion and land-based power generation.