Trent_800 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2002, 136 posts, RR: 0 Posted (10 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1950 times:
Ive just watched "Big Stuff" on Channel 5 (UK) and the worlds largest hovercraft was on it, operating from the UK to France and back. It has 4 Props on it, each powerd by a Rolls Royce engine. Now the Narrator didnt say weather or not they were Gas turbine, Deisel or petrol engines. If they were Gas turbine (I.E. Massive turbo props) are the engines used on any aircraft?
Whiskeyflyer From Ireland, joined May 2002, 224 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (10 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1938 times:
I did not see the programme but the marine version of the RR Proteus gas turbine was used on the SRN4 hovercrafts. The aviation version of the engine was used on the Bristol Britannia aircraft.
Other versions of the engine where used for emergency electric power backup systems (appartently one was on top of the Natwest tower in London, I don't know if its still there).
Pmk From United States of America, joined May 1999, 664 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (10 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1934 times:
The question should be: Are aircraft engines used on Hovercraft? The answer is yes.
Jetdoctor From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 257 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (10 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 1873 times:
Don't quote me on this, but I think the hovercraft in question is powered by 4 Rolls Royce Darts. If that is true, there are many aircraft powered by the Dart. HS-748, F-27, and YS-11 to name a few.
RT
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