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GKN Aerospace wins contract for rocket engine turbines

The turbines will generate power for the methane fuel system, with the first turbine to be delivered at the end of 2019.

Prometheus is an ESA funded programme for a low-cost re-usable rocket engine demonstrator on methane propellant, with ArianeGroup as the Prime contractor. © ArianeGroup Holding

4th September 2018

Innovation in Textiles
| Redditch

Transport/Aerospace

The turbines will generate power for the methane fuel system, with the first turbine to be delivered at the end of 2019. Manufacturing will take place in cooperation with partners and at GKN Aerospace’s highly automated engine systems centre of excellence in Trollhättan, Sweden.

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