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1940s British turbojet aircraft engine
The Rolls-Royce RB.44 Tay is a British
turbojet engine of the 1940s, an enlarged version of the
Rolls-Royce Nene designed at the request of
Pratt & Whitney .
[1] It saw no use by British production aircraft but the design was licence built by Pratt & Whitney as the
J48 , and by
Hispano-Suiza as the Verdon .
[2]
Two early production examples of the Tay were evaluated during 1950 by the
Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at
Farnborough Airfield ,
Hampshire , in a specially modified
Vickers Viscount .
Variants
RB.44 Tay
Rolls-Royce development engines only, no production.
Hispano-Suiza Tay 250
The Tay built under licence in
France .
[3]
Hispano-Suiza Tay 250A
The Tay built under licence in France.
[3]
Hispano-Suiza Tay 250R
The Tay built under licence in France.
[3]
Hispano-Suiza Verdon 350
The Tay developed under licence in France.
[4]
Hispano-Suiza Verdon 370
The Tay developed under licence in France.
[4]
Pratt & Whitney J48
The Tay built and developed under licence in the
United States .
Applications
Two early Tay engines under test in 1950 by the RAE in a Vickers Viscount
Tay
Verdon
Specifications (Hispano-Suiza Verdon 350)
Data from Flight .
[5]
General characteristics
Type: Turbojet
Length: 103.2 in (2,621 mm)
Diameter: 50 in (1,270 mm)
Dry weight: 2,061 lb (935 kg)
Components
Compressor: Double sided centrifugal compressor
Combustors : Nine tubular combustion chambers
Turbine : Single-stage turbine
Fuel type: AVTUR / JET-A1 / F-34 etc.
Oil system: Pressure spray lubricated with scavenging
Performance
See also
Related development
Related lists
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
RB.44 Tay .
Notes
^ Connors, p.202
^ Gunston 2006, p.101.
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a
b
c Wilkinson, Paul H. (1957). Aircraft engines of the World 1957 (15th ed.). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. pp. 196–197.
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a
b Wilkinson, Paul H. (1957). Aircraft engines of the World 1957 (15th ed.). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. pp. 197–198.
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"Aero Engines 1956" . Flight . 1956. Retrieved 8 January 2013 .
Bibliography