Avro 707
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The Avro 707 is an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Avro.
Avro 707B VX790 in flight, 1951. NACA air intake.
An Avro 707A in flight, 1951.
The Avro 707B at Farnborough, in 1951.
Two Avro 707As, a 707B and a 707C with both Vulcan prototypes at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show in September 1953
Rolls-Royce Derwent
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The Rolls-Royce RB.37 Derwent is a 1940s British centrifugal compressor turbojet engine, the second Rolls-Royce jet engine to enter production. It was an improved version of the Rolls-Royce Welland, w
Avro 707
…it became clear that it would be less time-consuming to develop a high-speed variant of the Avro 707 instead. All Avro 707s were powered by a single Rolls-Royce Derwent centrifugal turbojet engine. The air intake on the first prototype and later 707B was located on the upper rear fuselage. Some aircraft were outfitted…
Rolls-Royce Derwent on display at the Royal Air Force Museum London
A Rover W.2B/26 on display at the Midland Air Museum This design was later to become the Derwent
Gloster Meteor