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Old 3rd Aug 2020, 02:18
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a full authority digital engine control.
Sorry to be a little anal here, but the RB211-524G/H was not FADEC - it was a "Full Authority Fuel Control" - FAFC. In one of those 'what were they thinking' decisions, Rolls kept the archaic fluidic (basically pneumatic) guide vane and bleed controls that dated all the way back to the L1011 installation. They were very troublesome systems on all marks of the RB211 - including the G/H.
The RB211-524G/H had a major upgrade in the early 1990s - the "-T" (i.e. an engine so modified became a RB211-524G-T or H-T. Vague memory says the -T was an upgraded HP turbine, good for ~1% fuel burn.

The wide-cord fan blades on the RB211-524G/H were a significant efficiency improvement, but the hollow titanium construction was susceptible to fan flutter issues when operated statically over a specific fan rpm range. We needed to update the FAFC software to implement a 'keep out' zone when the airspeed was less than 35 knots.
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