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Hobbes
 Post subject: Re: Some Thoughts about What If British Aircrafts Posted: August 31st, 2014, 3:07 pm 

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There was a proposal for a VC-10 with RB.177 Medways (for the maritime patrol role, OR.357). A bit puzzling, because thrust would have been very similar to the Conways. Maybe better fuel consumption? The reason I'm looking for more data on RB.177 by the way: I'm building a scale model of an aircraft...

 Forum: General Discussion  Topic: Some Thoughts about What If British Aircrafts

Hobbes
 Post subject: Re: Some Thoughts about What If British Aircrafts Posted: August 29th, 2014, 3:25 pm 

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The RB.140-141 Medway by-pass turbofan in 1957 was designed for 10,400lb static thrust. Development costs were estimated at £5 million. By 1958 Rolls-Royce were looking at 12,000lb thrust and then 14,000lb thrust in future developments which would allow them to rival the Olympus. The reheated RB.14...
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