1940s British turbojet aircraft engine
TheRolls-Royce RB.44 Tay is a Britishturbojet engine of the 1940s, an enlarged version of theRolls-Royce Nene designed at the request ofPratt & Whitney .[ 1] J48 , and byHispano-Suiza as theVerdon .[ 2]
Two early production examples of the Tay were evaluated during 1950 by theRoyal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) atFarnborough Airfield ,Hampshire , in a specially modifiedVickers Viscount .
RB.44 Tay Rolls-Royce development engines only, no production. Hispano-Suiza Tay 250 The Tay built under licence inFrance .[ 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 United States .Two early Tay engines under test in 1950 by the RAE in a Vickers Viscount Tay Verdon [ edit ] 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 chambersTurbine : Single-stage turbineFuel type: AVTUR / JET-A1 / F-34 etc. Oil system: Pressure spray lubricated with scavenging
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Notes ^ Connors, p.202 ^ Gunston 2006, p.101. ^a b c Wilkinson, Paul H. (1957).Aircraft engines of the World 1957 (15th ed.). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. pp. 196– 197. ^a b Wilkinson, Paul H. (1957).Aircraft engines of the World 1957 (15th ed.). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. pp. 197– 198. ^ "Aero Engines 1956" .Flight . 1956. Retrieved8 January 2013 .Bibliography
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