It's quite a beast - the "largest engine/prop combination ever to be
designed and produced in the Western world" in fact. And here's the
first released pix of yesterday's ground run on a C-130 at Marshall
Aerospace in Cambridge, UK. The engine, produced by the pan-European
Europrop International consortium of Rolls-Royce, ITP, MTU and Snecma
is the critical factor in the timing of the first flight of the
four-engine A400M this summer. The eight-bladed prop is courtesy of Ratier-Figeac and Hamilton Sundstrand.
Now that what I call chocks!
Indeed, and specially constructed for the purpose.
Note the two extra bracing struts. Amazing!
It looks awesome,
Shame Marshall Aerospace couldn't tell the huge number of employees that made the project possible that the engine run was going to happen as alot of people would have liked to see it...
Oh well, back to excel bashing I go
That is proper! Wonder what they use to balance the other wing. Prop looks a bit close to the fuselage though like... wass gaain on!
Sounds like another bitter excel bashing glory hunter, I take it they were being paid by there company? ,so what is the problem. Looks like an amazing project to be invloved with though.
OOPS - fitted a prop where a fan should have been.
PatladiiiiI!....some next creature likE!
That's the best air conditioning unit I have ever seen. Bish, bash bosh - the jobs a good'n!
When ducted fans first became flavour of the month I predicted that weight saving would be possible by (a) eliminating the cowl, (b) increasing blade length and (c) reducing the number of blades. 40 years on they've done it!
Blade size is limited by fuselage and ground clearances.
YEEAAAH BOI! I bet that prop made a sick sound when it was ground tested bruvs. What izz gaain on!
Thats mad init!!
That engine is a monster?! Some next creature like!
Good choice of name Mr Janus. Very appropriate.
What a hugh one! I've never seen one that big!
Awesome engine...I can't help but worry about the fatigue implications on the skin.. Let's hope the fatigue guys have done a good job hey? ;-)
Wow, awesome engine. I worked with the allison's and I am amazed by the comparision side by side in size. Thanks.
Wow... seems like even the Incredibile Back (aka The Molems) won't be able to face that extraordinary engine!!
Has there been a run on hard hats in Cambridge yet?
Maybe they should have hunted up a Belfast.
Looks a bit cruel on the Herc.
More a case of a Belslow I think you'll find.