"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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"Crazeagle" wrote in message
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Correction :

Without Rolls-Royce & SNECMA (french) Olympus Concorde can not fly
;-)



The Olympus engine predates Concorde having been
initially developed by Bristol Aero-Engines in 1950
and used in the Avro Vulcan and TSR-2

Well, sort of.

Vulcan (B1)

4 Bristol-Siddeley Olympus 101 (11,000 lb), 102 (12,000 lb) or 104s (13,500
lb)

Vulcan (B2)

4 Bristol-Siddeley Olympus 201 (17,000 lb) or 301s (20,000 lb)

TSR-1

Olympus 22R Mk.320

Thrust 13865kg
Dry Thrust 8880kg

Concorde

Olympus 593 Mk 610-14-28

Dry 139.4 kN (31,350 lb st)
Afterburner 169.2 kN (38,050 lb st)

As I'm sure you know already the Olympus was a family of engines developed
over a 20 year period. Weren't some of them also used in ships? I'm sure
also that I've seen a pic of a Vulcan with an underslung 593 under test
during the Concorde development programme. THe size difference is very
noticeable.

Best

John