Rolls-Royce Viper

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The Rolls-Royce Viper is a compact British turbojet engine widely used in military trainer and light attack aircraft from the mid-20th century.

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Rolls-Royce Viper canonical 2
Rolls-Royce Viper 632 series 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft engine
turbojet engine
alsoKnownAs Armstrong Siddeley Viper
application light attack aircraft
military trainer aircraft
combustionChambers multiple can-type combustors
compressorType centrifugal-flow compressor
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designGoal ease of maintenance
low cost of operation
developedFrom Armstrong Siddeley Adder (design lineage)
engineType single-spool turbojet
enteredService 1950s
era Cold War
firstRun early 1950s
fuelType aviation kerosene
manufacturer Rolls-Royce Limited
notableFeature compact size
reliability in training roles
simplicity of design
notableVariant Viper Mk.102
Viper Mk.202
Viper Mk.522
Viper Mk.632
productionPeriod 1950s–1970s
role powerplant for light strike aircraft
primary powerplant for jet trainers
status out of production
successor more advanced small turbofans
thrustClass approximately 1,500–4,000 lbf
turbineStages single-stage turbine
usedBy Italian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Yugoslav Air Force
various export air forces
usedFor light ground-attack missions
pilot jet training
weapons training
usedInAircraft Aermacchi MB-326
linked to: Macchi MB-326

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Dornier Do 28D-2 Skyservant (jet testbed variants)
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Handley Page Jetstream (early prototypes)
Hunting Jet Provost
linked to: BAC Jet Provost

IAI Arava (testbed / prototypes)
PZL TS-11 Iskra (license-related / derivative use)
Soko G-2 Galeb
Soko G-4 Super Galeb
Soko J-21 Jastreb

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Strikemaster engineModel Rolls-Royce Viper
Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN powerplant Rolls-Royce Viper
Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN powerplant Rolls-Royce Viper 632 series
linked to: Rolls-Royce Viper