Aircraft engine

Description

Rolls-Royce Griffon Mk 58, V-12 liquid-cooled, supercharged, 36.7 litre aero engine, made in 1953, used on Avro Shackleton aircraft, converted from a Mk 57 to a Mk 58 in 1966

Museum reference

T.1980.119

Collection

Aviation

Object name

Aircraft engine

Production information

Rolls-Royce Ltd
Derby, Derbyshire, England, Northern Europe
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

1947

Materials

Metal, Textile

Associations

Manufacturer of the aircraft this engine powered: Avro
Conversion from a mark 57 to a mark 58 engine
Cold War