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Shaggy Sheep Driver

17th Dec 2001 18:14

The 'RB' in RB2-11

I've heard that the derivation of 'RB' in Rolls Royce RB211 engines is 'Rolls Barnoldswick'. Anyone know if that's true?

SSD

Herod

17th Dec 2001 18:36

I may be wrong, but I thought it was "Rolls-Bristol"

longarm

18th Dec 2001 14:50

Yes, Rolls-Barnoldswick is correct. Named after the place in Yorkshire where a lot of the original testing of the first jets engines took place.

Gaspasser

18th Dec 2001 15:33

Yep, Definately Rolls-Barnoldswick. Although one school of thought was it stood for Rolls-Bypass.

Pengineer

19th Dec 2001 11:44

Youre all wrong, its
'Rotating Bird-cruncher'

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Merry Christmas to you all,
Pengineer

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