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According to "The Miles M.52 Story": "Engine development went to the Whittle company utilising the W2/700 with after burning - later known as the Rolls Royce Derwent."
I suspect that this is an over-simplification. Can you substantiate or expand on this, and also update the Miles M.52 page accordingly, or leave me a message? GilesW ( talk) 19:26, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
The Power Jets W2 was passed to RR. The Miles M.52 engine was said to be the W2/700 + 'augmentator' + 'reheat jetpipe'. Now I understand that (W2/700 + augmentator) is in today's terminology a turbofan.
Was that also passed to RR? I can find very little about it in Hooker's book "Not much of an engineer".
Was the turbofan version of the W2/700 given its own model number?
Was the turbofan version or a derivative used in any other aircraft?
Did the turbine part of the turbofan inform or contribute to development of the Trent turboprop, or vice versa? GilesW ( talk) 21:19, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
and to avoid the stigma of the earlier design, this was named the Derwent Mk.V.
It seems to me the history of the original Derwent was quite successful in the Meteor, so I'm not sure what this "earlier design" is referring to? The Welland perhaps? But why would they possibly refer to this design as the Welland? It's entirely different in history and layout?
Can someone explain this statement? Maury Markowitz ( talk) 14:51, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
In starwars the cantina drink dispensers and the bounty hunter IG-88's head came from Rolls Royce Derwent V parts. Derpypickle ( talk) 01:36, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
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According to "The Miles M.52 Story": "Engine development went to the Whittle company utilising the W2/700 with after burning - later known as the Rolls Royce Derwent."
I suspect that this is an over-simplification. Can you substantiate or expand on this, and also update the Miles M.52 page accordingly, or leave me a message? GilesW ( talk) 19:26, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
The Power Jets W2 was passed to RR. The Miles M.52 engine was said to be the W2/700 + 'augmentator' + 'reheat jetpipe'. Now I understand that (W2/700 + augmentator) is in today's terminology a turbofan.
Was that also passed to RR? I can find very little about it in Hooker's book "Not much of an engineer".
Was the turbofan version of the W2/700 given its own model number?
Was the turbofan version or a derivative used in any other aircraft?
Did the turbine part of the turbofan inform or contribute to development of the Trent turboprop, or vice versa? GilesW ( talk) 21:19, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
and to avoid the stigma of the earlier design, this was named the Derwent Mk.V.
It seems to me the history of the original Derwent was quite successful in the Meteor, so I'm not sure what this "earlier design" is referring to? The Welland perhaps? But why would they possibly refer to this design as the Welland? It's entirely different in history and layout?
Can someone explain this statement? Maury Markowitz ( talk) 14:51, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
In starwars the cantina drink dispensers and the bounty hunter IG-88's head came from Rolls Royce Derwent V parts. Derpypickle ( talk) 01:36, 4 August 2023 (UTC)