The Python was developed from the ASX axial-flow turbo-jet which first ran in April 1943 and was producing 2800 lb thrust by 1944. With the addition of a propeller gearbox the engine produced 3600 shp plus 1100 lb thrust and was known as the ASP. Renamed the Python it entered service as the power plant for the Westland Wyvern S4 turbo-prop fighter.
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