Rolls Royce Welland jet engine start up Duxford '07

[dcanmore]

That's the new Dyson vacuum cleaner!

[BarneySaysHi]

The second link is dead :(

[gfruy]

To Sir Frank Whittle... May he rest in peace...

[ManOfMeans]

And it does...what?

[Helicopterpilot16]

@ManOfMeans its the oldest running jet engine in the world!

[APontiacof455cubes]

what are those tube things surrounding the perimeter of the engine?

[teriof]

These are the combustion chambers. Look at the 2nd link in the comment, there is a diagram of the engine.

[MGB1977Red]

These early jets were SO complicated and fuel thirsty. Compared to the RC jet turbines of today, one wonders why it took so long to simplify the systems. A WW2 pilot friend of mine commented that the early jets were great compared to the Merlin prop engines. Once they got fired up they tended to run and the vibration and torque were no longer issues. It was certainly the way to go and eventually the power was there in abundance.

[Prometheus203]

@MGB1977Red Computer aided manufacturing, advances in metallurgy and computerized engine control systems have allowed the progression to our current level of capability just as the cars of today have much more powerful engines running on much lower grades of fuels...

[Oldbmwr100rs]

@MGB1977Red The jet engine was more than a revolution in power,the smoothness and ease of maintenance made aircraft that at one time had their service lives measured in hours and pushed them to years. So the cost may have been high at first,but overall they really lowered the cost of operation for air forces all over the world. Planes often outlasted many years of pilots!

The B-52 is 50 years on and still flying!

[allibowthepilot]

woow thts where i been today was great =)

[ediandpen]

Wow nice to see Duxford again. I worked on the Britannia G-AOVT between 1993 -94 with 2 guys (Jack Costance and Henry Mountain) we were a great team then. I sadly miss those days.

[EarlRausch]

Well done Britts !

[CiussDj]

how come it does not move lol

[teriof]

Don't worry it's just a demo :)

It's not pushed hard.

[Zoloft61]

it looks like the original Whittle engine

[Helicopterpilot16]

@Zoloft61 this was based of of its design,

[RPFA01]

y dont you try that in your house?

[6V92TA]

sounds like an ole DC-8 or DC-9 starting up

[antiigua]

whats the engine called?

[teriof]

I've put some info in the description.

[antiigua]

okay thankyou :)

nice vid btw.

[teriof]

Thanks but to see and hear it for real 3 meters in front of you is even more fun. :)

[102trafalgar]

In the 1940s I watch Gloster Meteors start up at Halton Camp open day. We were allowed to stand really close in those days! That lovely sound bought back memories! Thanks.

[juanjosatu]

WOW WHAT A GREAT SOUND....the best air show i've seen in my life!!!! duxford'07 flying legends!!!