Rolls-Royce RB.145
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| Rolls-Royce RB.145 turbojet engine on display at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby |
The Rolls-Royce RB.145 was a British jet engine designed in the early-1960s by Rolls-Royce for use as a lightweight VTOL lift and cruise engine. Developed from the Rolls-Royce RB108 the RB.145 featured more accessories and a higher thrust rating. Six engines developed by MAN Turbo were fitted to the first prototype of the EWR VJ 101 experimental German fighter aircraft, achieving supersonic flight by July 1964.
Reheated versions of the RB.145 with a thrust of 3,650 lb (16.2 kN) were fitted to the second EWR VJ 101 with the intention of reaching Mach 1.4.[1]
Variants
- RB.145
- Standard un-reheated turbojet
- RB.145R
- the RB.145 with reheat.
Applications
Specifications (RB.145R)
Data from Aircraft engines of the World 1964/65.[2]
General characteristics
- Type: Single spool turbojet
- Length: Template:Cvt
- Diameter: Template:Cvt (intake diameter)
- Dry weight: Template:Cvt
Components
- Compressor: Nine-stage axial-flow
- Combustors: Annular with duplex burners
- Turbine: 2-stage axial turbine
- Fuel type: JP-1 or JP-4
- Oil system: Return system at Template:Cvt
Performance
- Maximum thrust:
- Take-off, wet: Template:Cvt
- Take-off, dry: Template:Cvt
- Wet:Template:Cvt
- Dry:Template:Cvt
- Oil consumption: Template:Cvt
- Thrust-to-weight ratio: 6.08
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References
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- ↑ Flight International, 7 January 1965 www.flightglobal.com Retrieved: 31 December 2009
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