On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:34:34 -0500, John Szalay john.szalayATatt.net
wrote:
ŽiŠardo wrote in
:
On 03/08/2010 02:18, coffelt2 wrote:
Borrowed & snipped Photo
T-33
You know, the engine sitting behind this aircraft looks much like a
Rolls Royce Nene. I thought I knew everything, but now I'm not so sure.
Did any US T-33's use the Rolls Royce?
Old Chief Lynn
As with many of the early "American" jet engines, they were actually of
British origin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_J33
http://www.wingweb.co.uk/engines/All..._turbojet.html
As were the early Russian jet engines..
A fact demonstrated impressively at an air show a few years back as I
heard a T-33 and a MiG-15 start up within a minute of each other -
almost identical sound!
Bob ^,,^