Good point Lron,
Ark Royal (No. 4) was about 300 ft shorter than Nimitz, say, but Ark Royal was constructed with an angled flight deck before the spams caught on.
Nonetheless the Spey in the F4 was still ordered to provide jobs in the UK.
That's not to detract from the performance of the Spey in other aircraft types and in its marine version. It was a ground breaking engine and still a workhorse around the globe.
Rgds SOS
Last edited by SOSL; 28th Dec 2012 at 16:30.