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The Joint Strike Fighter
Rolls-Royce has developed the Lift System for the Joint
Strike Fighter, and is a partner in the development
of the engine core for the F-136 model.
The power transmitted to the Joint Strike Fighter Liftfan
(29,000 horsepower) is enough to raise ten elephants
to the top of the Eiffel tower in just 6 seconds.
The maximum thrust supplied by the engine and Lift
System could allow the Joint Strike Fighter to support
the weight of 17 small cars. By comparison, the maximum
thrust supplied by a Rolls-Royce Pegasus engine for
the Harrier aircraft could support the weight of 10
small cars.
The Eurofighter aircraft
Rolls-Royce is a partner in Eurojet, the team which
developed the EJ200 engine. An EJ200 engine, which powers
the Eurofighter aircraft, has an overall compression
ratio of 25:1. This is equivalent to compressing all
the air in a phone box into the volume of a television
set.
The Tornado aircraft
A Tornado is powered by two Rolls-Royce RB199 engines.
At sea-level, each of the engines' high pressure shafts
transmit 14665kW of power. This is equivalent to the
combined output power of 25 Formula 1 racing cars.
The Hawk aircraft
The Hawk is powered by the Rolls-Royce Adour engine.
The Adour's high pressure turbine blade cooling system
is so effective that if the technology were applied
to an ice cube, that ice cube would be able to survive
indefinitely in an oven without melting.
Helicopters
The Rolls-Royce RTM322 turboshaft engine powers a Merlin
helicopter. Although this turboshaft has a similar size
to the engine in a sports car, it can produce 7 times
the output power. While a sports car can achieve 375
horsepower, a Merlin could achieve 2,600 horsepower.
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