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The Rolls-Royce Olympus (originally the Bristol B.E.10 Olympus) was the world's second two-spool axial-flow turbojet aircraft engine design, first run in May 1950 and preceded only by the Pratt & Whitney J57, first-run in January 1950. [1] [2] It is best known as the powerplant of the Avro Vulcan and later models in the Concorde SST.
Olympus 593 on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. The Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 was a reheated version of the Olympus which powered the supersonic airliner Concorde. [32] The Olympus 593 project was started in 1964, using the TSR2's Olympus Mk 320 as a basis for development. [33] BSEL and Snecma Moteurs of France were to share the ...
The Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 was an Anglo-French turbojet with reheat, which powered the supersonic airliner Concorde.It was initially a joint project between Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited (BSEL) and Snecma, derived from the Bristol Siddeley Olympus 22R engine.
Rolls-Royce responded by designing an even larger model of the Conway, the 16,500 pounds-force (73,000 N) RCo.10 and offering the similar military-rated RCo.11 for the Victor. The new engine differed from the RCo.8 in having a new "zeroth stage" at the front of the low-pressure compressor, further increasing cold airflow around the engine.
Data from Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust General characteristics Type: Gas generator Length: Diameter: Dry weight: Components Compressor: 5-stage LP, 7-stage HP Combustors: 8 chamber, cannular Turbine: Single-stage LP and HP Performance Maximum power output: 28,500 shp (21.4 MW) Specific fuel consumption: 0.47 lb/hp/hr (0.287 kg/KWh) See also Related development Rolls-Royce Olympus References ^ a ...
In 1946 he was entrusted with the design of the Olympus engine, which performed flawlessly on its very first test bed run, largely as a result of the discipline that Gordon Lewis brought to its design. [See Pegasus The Heart of the Harrier, by Andrew Dow.] The Olympus was later developed to power the Avro Vulcan, TSR-2 and Concorde.
The Rolls-Royce RB.106 was an advanced military turbojet engine design of the 1950s by Rolls-Royce Limited. The work was sponsored by the Ministry of Supply . The RB.106 project was cancelled in March 1957, at a reported total cost of £100,000.
Spirit of Ecstasy, the bonnet mascot sculpture on Rolls-Royce cars. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW in 1998 after BMW licensed the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo from Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, [6] and acquired the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks from Volkswagen AG.