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Rolls-Royce RB168 Mk202/Mk203
Encouraged by results obtained from the
Trent, Rolls-Royce decided to go ahead with
an engine designed from the start as a turbo-
prop. Named the Clyde it utilized the axial
compressor from the Metrovick F2 as first
stage and a scaled up supercharger impeller
from a Merlin as second stage. First running in
Rolls-Royce RB39 Clyde August 1945 at 2000 shp, later engines
produced up to 4200 shp.
