What is the Napier Nomad aircraft diesel engine?
The Napier Nomad is a British diesel aircraft engine designed and built by Napier & Son in 1949. They combined a piston engine with a turbine to recover energy from the exhaust and thereby improve fuel economy. Napier & Son Limited was a British engineering company best known for its luxury motor cars in the Edwardian era and for its aero engines throughout the early to mid-20th century.The Napier works (built 1915). Napiers made cars, aircraft and marine engines in an extensive factory in Acton Vale. The clock from the Napier factory, Acton Vale. David Napier came to Soho, London in 1808 and was soon manufacturing a range of innovative products.