England is a weird and wonderful place where people do all kinds of odd things in their backyards and sheds from building sports cars to restoring get engines. This gentleman recovered a Roll-Royce RB211 turbofan that had been retired after 20 years of use on a TWA Lockheed L1011. This guy set it up in his backyard and set about seeing if he could get it to run again.
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Those are such incredible powerplants. My favorite part of any flight is the run-up and takeoff. Just feeling the ever-increasing power band is mind-blowing.
Those are such incredible powerplants. My favorite part of any flight is the run-up and takeoff. Just feeling the ever-increasing power band is mind-blowing.
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