Transatlantic Betrayal
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1445606496
ISBN-13
9781445606491
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Imprint
Amberley Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 15th, 2013
Print length
156 Pages
Weight
416 grams
Dimensions
24.60 x 17.80 x 1.00 cms
Product Classification:
Aircraft and aviationAircraft: general interest
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The story of the development of the RB211 gas turbine engine and saving of Rolls-Royce by the British government.
The RB211 gas turbine engine was to be the biggest engineering project in Britain, and the world''s fi rst three-spool turbofan. It had been developed for the Lockheed L1011 Tristar and fi nally entered service in 1972. Despite its huge development costs, which pushed Rolls-Royce into bankruptcy, it turned Rolls-Royce into a global company, supplying engines for many thousands of airliners and military aircraft. Despite the development costs, the failure of the company that produced the engine and the problems of its single launch customer (Lockheed), the RB211 proved itself to be a highly fl exible engine, with a massive potential power range, light weight and ease of maintenance. Andrew Porter tells the story of the RB211, the history of its development and the political and economic factors that saw the company nearly die.
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