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To: moonshot925

Did the British ever build an engine that performed up to standards...?


3 posted on 06/04/2012 8:14:54 PM PDT by freebilly
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To: freebilly

Rolls-Royce Merlin series


4 posted on 06/04/2012 8:22:57 PM PDT by moonshot925
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To: freebilly

Every plane fitted with Pratt & Whitney TF30 would have been better with a Roll-Royce Spey


11 posted on 06/04/2012 9:05:41 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Gott mit Mitt, Mitt mit uns)
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To: freebilly
Did the British ever build an engine that performed up to standards...?

I believe the P-51 (WWII) started out w/ a Rolls Royce V12 until we got the Allison into production. They were also in on the ground floor with turbo jet engines. They also proved that burying jet engines inside the wings was not such a great idea...

Regards,
GtG

14 posted on 06/04/2012 10:01:29 PM PDT by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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