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Rolls Royce Conway
Rolls Royce Conway
Rolls Royce Conway History
The Rolls Royce Conway engine was the first turbofan engine to enter commercial service. Development started in Rolls Royce in the 1940’s in the height of World War 2, but the design was used only briefly in the late 1950’s, early 1960’s, before other newer turbofan designs started to replace it. The name “Conway” is the English spelling of the River Conwy, in Wales, in keeping with Rolls’ use of river names for gas turbine engines.
Aircraft
The Rolls Royce Conway was used on very few aircraft, but some included the Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8, the Handley Page Victor and the Vickers VC10 also.
Rolls Royce Conway
- Each Rolls Royce Conway engine is capable of producing between 17,500 and 18,000 lbs of thrust. This is equivilent to about 8,000 horsepower.
- The Conway is 132 inches in length, it has a diameter of 42 inches and has a dry weight of 2,061kg
- It had a bypass ratio of 0.30:!
- The Rolls Royce Conway was the first commercial turbofan engine to be equipped with internally air-cooled turbine blades, which partially accounted for its high efficiency rate
- It also has a dry weight of 4544 lbs (2,061kg)
