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Rolls-Royce RB162-86
The Mamba axial-flow turbo-prop was
conceived in 1945 as a 1000 hp engine. First
run in April 1946, the single Mamba eventually
went into service with the Short Seamew at
1770 ehp. A further development was the
Double Mamba, a combination of two single
Mambas in one power unit. Providing up to
Armstrong Siddeley Mamba 3875 ehp, the Double Mamba saw service
with the Fairey Gannet.
