Originally Posted by
longer ron
Both engines are Engineering Madness though with far too many little cogs/sprockets etc just waiting to graunch up and ruin your day,and that is without even thinking of any potential sleeve valve related issues.
Actually, they were engineering masterpieces.
As the Sabre stayed in service until the middle 50s and the Centaurus until the late 60s, and was certified for civil use, they can't have been that bad.