Originally Posted by
Mooncrest
To my ears, the Rolls Royce Spey, as fitted to the 1-11 and F28, sounded like it was struggling to get started. I loved its distinctive effort, compared to the relatively effortless whistle of the P&W JT8D as it came to life. Blast-off thrust was almost as different again, with the Spey really going for broke!
Agreed, Mooncrest.
As I mentioned in Post ⌗10. "never a match for the (P&W JT8D-equipped) DC9" ! It could walk all over a 1-11 without breaking sweat. A really stimulating aircraft to fly........