English Electric, a company with "zero modern aircraft design experience", created the Canberra around the ambitious but unreliable Rolls-Royce AJ.65 axial flow turbojet. The engine was promising ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Designed by Dr. Anselm Franz, the ...
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6,500 pounds of thrust and 7 years: The engine failure that spawned the Canberra’s design
Designer W.E.W. Petter wanted a clean fuselage for the Canberra, forcing him to abandon a center-mounted jet engine and instead use the promising but highly experimental Rolls-Royce AJ.65 axial flow ...
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