Rr Rb211-535e4 Engines
The -524B402 version on the -500 model TriStar, was about 1500 pounds heavier than its GE counterpart, on the DC10, if I recall correctly.
However...the Roller was considerably more fuel efficient (9%, actually) and....quieter.
Have to say, RollsRoyce....mightly fine engines.
However...the Roller was considerably more fuel efficient (9%, actually) and....quieter.
Have to say, RollsRoyce....mightly fine engines.
The rumbling noise of an RB211 on a Tristar is something else, working at LHR in the 70's when the first BA one's appeared was incredible -
and the spool up of of an E4 on a 757 is the sweetest music
and the spool up of of an E4 on a 757 is the sweetest music
My particular memory of the RB211s is that the smell of fuel was always prevalent on start-up, more so than other types of engine.It was as if the pilots had left the choke on too long!.
Anilv
Anilv
(originally published in 'Silent, Swift, Superb', Henderson, 1998).