Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 21-Oct-2020

NYDQVIST & HOLM

(Sweden)


This company was a locomotive builder since the 19th century. It is actually "Nohab" (see). The name is a contraction of Nydqvist & Holm AB.

Nydquvist & Holm locomotive plate
NOHAB locomotive plate
"Locomotive plates" (PiP)

-As Nohab Flugmotorenfabrik it made the Bristol Mercury under license around WWII.

-Related to the Bofors, at a time it was called Bofors-Nohab. Also like Volvo, and SFA. There were other sections, such as the navy today united with Wärtsilä.

-It had sections dedicated specifically to the construction of the diverse material of land, sea and air.

-The Head office was in Trollhättan, Sweden.

Bristol Mercury, under license
“Bristol Mercury, under license” (PiP)

-They made the Pergasus as well. They built Paul Aberg's experimental radial rotary engine for testing.

The Nohab-Aberg prototype
“The Nohab-Aberg prototype” (PiP)