you chaps have to see this its F*cking awsome....... no its not bike related, but who cares this is well worth a look! it aint rude, you do need a little sound to get full effect?
Standing behind a 747 with ancient Rolls Royce Merlins on startup was bad enough - trust me - I needed new pants for a week ! don't be anywhere near a jet turbine when it goes hot. _________________ These aren't the droids you're looking for.
They got an SR71 at Duxworth - you aren't supposed to touch or climb on it but rules are there to be broken...
You can easily get into the intake of each engine and comfortably stand / stoop in it - awsome beastie..
Merlins were the de-facto turbofan unit to all pre- '82 747's - ahh, the joys of your dad being the British Civil Aviation rep in the far east - for those of you that remember the British Airways junior jet club and got to do the cockpit, 'fly the plane' lark, will remember the lecture - great stuff !
God I'm old, that was back in the 70's.. _________________ These aren't the droids you're looking for.
Binka wrote:
They got an SR71 at Duxworth - you aren't supposed to touch or climb on it but rules are there to be broken...
You can easily get into the intake of each engine and comfortably stand / stoop in it - awsome beastie..
Merlins were the de-facto turbofan unit to all pre- '82 747's - ahh, the joys of your dad being the British Civil Aviation rep in the far east - for those of you that remember the British Airways junior jet club and got to do the cockpit, 'fly the plane' lark, will remember the lecture - great stuff !
You'd typically see 4 of them hanging off the wings of an Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, or up front in a later Supermarine Spitfire or P51 Mustang, amongst other things, but definitely NOT a Boeing 747.
The 747-100, the first of the "Jumbo's" used a Pratt & Whitney engine, then they moved on to a Rolls Royce from 747-200 I believe. I'm not a total anorak on aviation (civil or military) but I recall the RR engine used for the 747 range was something like a "type 22" or something, and didn't/doesn't actually have a model "name" like many of their other engines. _________________ Andy.
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The 747-100, the first of the "Jumbo's" used a Pratt & Whitney engine, then they moved on to a Rolls Royce from 747-200 I believe. I'm not a total anorak on aviation (civil or military) but I recall the RR engine used for the 747 range was something like a "type 22" or something, and didn't/doesn't actually have a model "name" like many of their other engines.
Correct young man! The 747-200 used the Rolls-Royce RB211
Gawd, that gives me flashbacks of when I was a kid growing up in Hawaii. I used to freak out when the C5 Galaxies and Starlifters came in for landings...now that was fecking loud. I lived right next to an air force base out here.
Pure fear for a youngin. _________________ MC21 300R w/SE bits, Rossi 2001
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no its not bike related, but who cares this is well worth a look! it aint rude, you do need a little sound to get full effect?
