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Old 21st Aug 2015, 10:01
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and had all sorts of unresolved issues to fix - such as the engines.............

The TSR2's Olympus engines went on to power Concorde, so it was obviously a very good design. As the power plant for Concorde, it was probably one of the most reliable engines of the era - especially considering it was operating on the edge of the envelope and with lots of reheat.


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