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Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus
A straight-through version of the reverse-flow
Power Jets W2B, known as the W2B/26, was
developed by the Rover Company from 1941
to 1943. Taken over by Rolls-Royce in April
1943 and renamed the Derwent, it passed a
100hr. test at 2000 lb thrust in November 1943
and was flown at that rating in April 1944. The
Rolls-Royce RB37 Derwent 1 engine powered the Gloster Meteor III which
entered service in 1945.
