The Rover 1S60 is a
gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous flow internal combustion engine. The main parts common to all gas turbine engines form the power-producing part (known as the gas generator or core) and are, in the directi ...
manufactured by
Rover Company
The Rover Company Limited was a British car manufacturing company that operated from its base in Solihull in Warwickshire. Its lasting reputation for quality and performance was such that its first postwar model reviewed by '' Road & Track'' i ...
and the first industrial type for production Many were used for aircraft such as
Auxiliary power unit
An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion. They are commonly found on large aircraft and naval ships as well as some large land vehicles. Aircraft APUs generally produce 115&n ...
s for groundcrew and Auxiliary Airborne Power Plants on aircraft.
Other uses of the Rover 1S60 was used as fire pumps and
Auxiliary generator
A diesel generator (DG) (also known as a diesel Genset) is the combination of a diesel engine with an electric generator (often an alternator) to generate electrical energy. This is a specific case of engine generator. A diesel compression- ...
s on hovercraft.
Applications
*AAPP MK10201 Argosy
*AAPP MK 10301 Avro Vulcan
*1S60 fire pump
Specifications (1S60)
See also
*
List of aircraft engines
This is an alphabetical list of aircraft engines by manufacturer.
0–9 2si
*2si 215
*2si 230
* 2si 430
* 2si 460
*2si 500
* 2si 540
* 2si 690
3W
''Source: RMV''
*3W 106iB2
*3W-110
*3W-112
*3W-170
*3W-210
*3W-220
A
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References
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External links
Rover 1S60 promotional videoRover Gas Turbines
Aircraft auxiliary power units
Rover engines
Gas turbines
Centrifugal-flow turbojet engines