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Aviation History
1959
1959 - 1056.PDF
17 APRIL 1959 FLIGHT 27 ROLLS-ROYCE GAS TURBINES are in service with or on order for OVER 6O AIRLINES DART PROP-JET In service or under development at powers ranging from 1,540 e.h.p. to 3,200 h.p. The Dart is the most proven prop-jet in the world and has flown over 7,000,000 hours in scheduled airline service. It has an unexcelled record of reliability and is currently operating at overhaul lives of up to 2,300 hours. TYNE PROP-JET The Tyne is an advanced twin spool high compression engine due to enter service in i960 at ratings of 4,985, 5,525 and 5,730 e.h.p. It has been designed to give low specific fuel consumption and is backed by the unique experience gained by Rolls-Royce in the operation of gas turbine engines in scheduled airline service. AVON TURBO JET The Civil Avon has been developed to give low fuel consumption and long life between overhauls. The British Air Registration Board authorised its entry into service at an overhaul life of 1,000 hours. CONWAY BY-PASS TURBO JET The Civil Conway has the advantages of low first cost and operating costs, low weight, less noise and low specific fuel con- sumption. Initial Civil Conways have a guaranteed minimum thrust of 16,500 lb. and engines of 17,500 1b. and 18,500 1b. guaranteed minimum thrust, will be available. RB. 141 BY-PASS TURBO JET The RB. 141 has been designed with the objective of producing the best possible commercial engine for sub-sonic transports making no compromise with military requirements. The thrust of the new engine and its variants will be in the range of 12,000 to 16,000 Ib. and engines with take-off thrusts of up to 14,300 lb. will be available in 1962. Aer Lingus • Aerolineas Argentinas • Aerovias Ecuadorians C.A. • Air Algerie • Air France • Air India International • Airwork • Alitalia Aloha Airlines • Ansett A.N.A. • Austrian Airlines • Avensa • Aviaco (Spain) • Bonanza Air Lines Inc • Braathen's S.A.F.E. • British European Airways • British Overseas Airways Corporation • British West Indian Airways • Butler Air Transport • Capital Airlines Central African Airways • Compania Cubana de Aviacion • Continental Air Lines - Eagle Aviation • East African Airways Corporation Finnair • Hong Kong Airlines • Hunting-Clan Air Transport • Icelandair • Indian Airlines Corporation • Iraqi Airways • K.L.IY1. Royal Dutch Airlines • La Nica • Linea Aeropostal Venezolana • Lufthansa • Middle East Airlines • Misrair • New York Airways • New Zealand National Airways Corporation • Northeast Airlines • Northern Consolidated Air Lines Inc • Ozark Air Lines Inc • Pacific Air Lines Inc Pakistan International Air Lines • Persair (Iranian Government) • Philippine Air Lines • Piedmont Aviation Inc • P.L.U.N.A. (Uruguay) Quebecair Inc • Riddle Airlines • Royal Air Maroc • Scandinavian Airlines System • South African Airways • Sudan Airways • Swissair Taca (San Salvador) • Transair • Trans-Australia Airlines • Trans-Canada Air Lines • Trans Mar de Cortes S.A. (Mexico) • Turk Have Yollari • Union of Burma Airways • VARIG - VASP (Brazil) • West Coast Airlines Inc • Wien Alaska Airlines Inc. AERO ENGINES ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, DERBY, ENGLAND MOTOR CARS • DIESEL AND PETROL ENGINES • ROCKET MOTORS NUCLEAR PROPULSION
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