PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - RR Spey
Thread: RR Spey
View Single Post
Old 4th Jun 2019, 18:35
  #35 (permalink)  
TEEEJ
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Lincs
Posts: 2,307
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Ever wondered where the Spey engines and engine spares went to from the RAF F-4M FGR.2 Phantom fleet?

90 Speys Mk202s were sold to China for use in their Air Force and Navy Xian JH-7/JH-7A Flounder fighter bomber fleet.

From the e-disposals document that used to be online.

'Spey Mk202 Engines. The contract to supply 90 Spey Mk 202 engines to an overseas customer, which started in 2000, was successfully completed on schedule in June 2001. The engines, which were sold through Rolls Royce plc and also included a large package of ex-RAF spares supplied by Military Aircraft Spares Limited, were originally fitted to the RAF’s Phantom aircraft until they were retired from service.'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xian_JH-7

China also licence produced the Spey Mk202 as the WS-9 Qinling.

TEEEJ is offline