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Rolls-Royce RB.44 Tay
By 1948, Rolls-Royce had designed the Tay turbojet, also a centrifugal-flow design. However, as Rolls-Royce was then developing an improved design with an axial compressor, which would become the Avon, the development and production of the Tay turbojet was left to Pratt & Whitney. However, Rolls-Royce retained the rights to the Tay outside of the United States. A total of 4,108 were built. The Tay/J48 was a thirty percent enlargement of the preceding Nene/J42, and was produced both with and without afterburning.
Hispano-Suiza Tays have been installed in Dassault Mystere II, III and IV fighters, and the Tay 250 is for the Mystere IVA. A development of the Tay by the French company is called the Verdon (following the "River" nomenclature) and has a modified compressor with new guide-vanes, revised flame-tubes and combustion chambers, and new turbine-blades and disc. A special afterburner has been developed for this engine, which is to replace the Tay in the Mystere IVA.
Variants: RB.44 Tay
Hispano-Suiza Verdon
Pratt & Whitney J48
The Tay built and developed under licience in the United States. J48-P-1: 6,000 lbf (26.7 kN), 8,000 lbf (35.6 kN) thrust with afterburning
J48-P-2: 6,250 lbf (27.8 kN), 7,000 lbf (31.1 kN) thrust with water injection J48-P-3: 6,000 lbf (26.7 kN), 8,000 lbf (35.6 kN) thrust with afterburning J48-P-5: 6,350 lbf (28.2 kN), 8,750 lbf (38.9 kN) thrust with afterburning J48-P-6: 6,250 lbf (27.8 kN), 7,000 lbf (31.1 kN) thrust with water injection J48-P-7: 6,350 lbf (28.2 kN), 8,750 lbf (38.9 kN) thrust with afterburning J48-P-8: 7,250 lbf (32.2 kN) thrust J48-P-8A: 7,250 lbf (32.2 kN) thrust
Applications: Tay Verdon J48
Specifications:
Pratt & Whitney J48-P-8A
Hispano-Suiza Verdon 350
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