De Havilland Ghost

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The De Havilland Ghost was a turbojet engine. It was a scaled up developement of the Goblin and was first tested in 1944.

Designed by Frank B Halford along similar lines to the Whittle engines it had a centrifugal compressor but 10 straight through combusters rather than reverse-flow. It had a central bifurcated intake ¹.

Versions²

• Ghost 45 rated at 4,400 lbf (29.7 kN)
• Ghost 48 rated at 4,850 lbf (21.6 kN)
• Ghost 50 rated at 5,000 lbf (22.2 kN) thrust at 10,000 rpm with a weight of 2011 lb (912 kg) ¹.
• Ghost 50 Mk2 rated at 5,125 lbf (22.8 kN)
• Ghost 103 rated at 4,850 lbf (21.6 kN)
• Ghost 104 rated at 4,950 lbf (22.0 kN)
• Ghost 105 rated at 5,150 lbf (22.9 kN)

Installations

• De Havilland Comet airliner.
• Saab Tunnan
• De Havilland Venom
• "Ghost-Lancastrian"

References

• ¹ RAF Museum (http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/collections/engines/engine_collection.cfm?engine_type_id=4)
• ² British Jet Engine Website (http://www.aoxj32.dsl.pipex.com/NewFiles/deHavData.html) by Paul Giverin

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