Rolls-Royce RB.108
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The Rolls-Royce RB.108 was a British jet engine designed in the mid-1950s by Rolls-Royce specifically for use as a VTOL lift engine. It was also used to provide horizontal thrust in the Short SC.1.
Preserved RB.108 at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
Rolls-Royce RB.162
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The Rolls-Royce RB.162 is a lightweight British turbojet engine produced by Rolls-Royce Limited. Developed in the early 1960s, it was specially designed for use as a lift engine for VTOL aircraft but
Rolls-Royce RB.108
…engine in a production aircraft and was used only for research into VTOL. It was constructed from conventional materials. (The next lift engine, the RB.162, would have a compressor built mainly from glass-fibre composite and have a higher T/W ratio.) The RB.108 bearings and oil system were designed to…
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Rolls-Royce RB.162-4D on display at the Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen