MGB 509, later renumbered MGB 2009, is associated here with the first marine jet-turbine installation. The engine shown is of the same type, although the pioneering installation used a different model. The image is therefore representative rather than a picture of the exact machinery fitted to the boat. This short passage identifies the vessel and engine before the later explanation of how an aero-derived turbine became a marine power plant.
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MGB 509 and the first marine aero-derived turbine
A view of the machinery fitted to MGB 509 introduces the practical step from aircraft-style jet-engine architecture to a gas turbine that could propel a naval craft.