Rotation of RR, GE & PW
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Rotation of RR, GE & PW
Hi mates, i am trying to understand the differences among RR, GE & PW engines.
When i am standing in front of the engine, if the fan moves in anti-clockwise direction, it is a RR engine. Otherwise it is a GE / PW engine.
do i understand correctly?
thanks.
When i am standing in front of the engine, if the fan moves in anti-clockwise direction, it is a RR engine. Otherwise it is a GE / PW engine.
do i understand correctly?
thanks.
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"Most Rolls Royce jet engines, on the other hand, rotate backwards.
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Seeing as we Brits actually invented the jet engine I would suggest that it is in fact American engines that rotate 'backwards'.
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Seeing as we Brits actually invented the jet engine I would suggest that it is in fact American engines that rotate 'backwards'.
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I believe that the Germans were first. Like in so much else. Earlier flight.
And even the French beat the Brits as well(not like in so much else) as the first patent for using a gas turbine to power an aircraft was filed in 1921 by Frenchman Maxime Guillaume.
Maxime Guillaume, "Propulseur par réaction sur l'air," French patent no. 534,801 (filed: 3 May 1921; issued: 13 January 1922). Available on-line (in French) at: http://v3.espacenet.com/origdoc?DB=E...0&QPN=FR534801
And even the French beat the Brits as well(not like in so much else) as the first patent for using a gas turbine to power an aircraft was filed in 1921 by Frenchman Maxime Guillaume.
Maxime Guillaume, "Propulseur par réaction sur l'air," French patent no. 534,801 (filed: 3 May 1921; issued: 13 January 1922). Available on-line (in French) at: http://v3.espacenet.com/origdoc?DB=E...0&QPN=FR534801
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It's one thing filing a patent, quite another to get a successful working model which would eventually revolutionise the future of air travel.
Anyway, if you really want to split hairs check out Aegidius Elling.
Anyway, if you really want to split hairs check out Aegidius Elling.
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And why would the direction of roation make a difference to anyone? 
As long a all engines of same type rotate in the same direction...
As long a all engines of same type rotate in the same direction...
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Maybe that's why they drive on the wrong side of the road.
Archaeological evidence proves that even in the Roman days carts were driven on the left due to the obvious practicalities. Even in the earlier days of American history the left side was considered the norm, but of course like everything else adopted over there, the English language included, it was changed for seemingly no good reason.
Maybe that's why they drive on the wrong side of the road.
Archaeological evidence proves that even in the Roman days carts were driven on the left due to the obvious practicalities. Even in the earlier days of American history the left side was considered the norm, but of course like everything else adopted over there, the English language included, it was changed for seemingly no good reason.
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Of course just to complicate matters, with the latest incarnations of their motors both GE and RR the high pressure spool rotates backwards compared to the fan.
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Archaeologcal evidence also shows we used stone knives and wore animal skins.
Evolution has not been the same on the disconnected continents.
Isnt Britain still ruled by a Queen or King?
Evolution has not been the same on the disconnected continents.
Isnt Britain still ruled by a Queen or King?
but of course like everything else adopted over there, the English language included, it was changed for seemingly no good reason.
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RR were originally engineered to rotate the same direction as PW and GE engines. Unfortunately a significant part of the engineering was done in South Africa and Australia. When they took the engineering drawings north of the equator they weren't corrected for northern hemisphere production. Ergo RR jets rotate 'backwards'.
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The T64 (& CT64) held the longest-duration-production record for a GE jetmoteur - roughly 1958 to late 1990's. And it rotates backwards i.e. clockwise viewed from the front.
That production record has been recently broken by the TF39/CF6 family, 1966-present; CF6's are still produced for the C-5M re-engining project. CF6's turn the right direction.
That production record has been recently broken by the TF39/CF6 family, 1966-present; CF6's are still produced for the C-5M re-engining project. CF6's turn the right direction.
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Canuckbirdstrike Quote: Not all GE engines rotate the same way...... The GE-NX rotates the same way as RR engines.
See, you're eventually coming around to doing things the correct way!
Oh, and Clive James? What does he know about the English language anyway, he's an Aussie!
See, you're eventually coming around to doing things the correct way!
Oh, and Clive James? What does he know about the English language anyway, he's an Aussie!
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The reason the GEnx fan rotates the same direction as RR engines is that it, along with the LP turbine, was designed to rotate in the opposite direction of the compressor, that's all.
Maybe the rotation direction of RR engines goes back to the days of the prop for the Sopwith Camel which had the great ability to turn right, but not so much so turning left.
Maybe the rotation direction of RR engines goes back to the days of the prop for the Sopwith Camel which had the great ability to turn right, but not so much so turning left.
Last edited by Turbine D; 9th Apr 2014 at 00:01. Reason: Correct wording
