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5,000 pounds of thrust and a 50-inch engine: The radial engine that saved the Canberra
The Canberra project faced an "absolute nightmare" in 1947 when its intended AJ.65 axial flow engine failed on the test bench, suffering surging and compressor stalls. To save the program, Petter ...
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6,500 pounds of thrust and 7 years: The engine failure that spawned the Canberra’s design
Designer W.E.W. Petter wanted a clean fuselage for the Canberra, forcing him to abandon a center-mounted jet engine and instead use the promising but highly experimental Rolls-Royce AJ.65 axial flow ...
In jet engines, the U.S. and Britain are running a seesaw race for the title of the “most powerful” (see chart). Last week it looked as if Britain’s De Havilland Engine Co., Ltd. had jumped out ahead; ...
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