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Rolls Royce Conway

The Rolls-Royce RB.80 Conway was the world's first bypass turbofan engine to enter service. It powered the Handley Page Victor, Vickers VC10, Boeing 707, and Douglas DC-8 aircraft. The Conway was an axial-flow turbofan with a low bypass ratio of 0.25. It featured a seven-stage low-pressure compressor and nine-stage high-pressure compressor, along with a single-stage high-pressure turbine and two-stage low-pressure turbine. The Conway produced up to 17,150 pounds of thrust and had a specific fuel consumption of 0.87.

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Rolls Royce Conway

The Rolls-Royce RB.80 Conway was the world's first bypass turbofan engine to enter service. It powered the Handley Page Victor, Vickers VC10, Boeing 707, and Douglas DC-8 aircraft. The Conway was an axial-flow turbofan with a low bypass ratio of 0.25. It featured a seven-stage low-pressure compressor and nine-stage high-pressure compressor, along with a single-stage high-pressure turbine and two-stage low-pressure turbine. The Conway produced up to 17,150 pounds of thrust and had a specific fuel consumption of 0.87.

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Introduction

TheRolls-Royce RB.80 Conwaywas the

firstby-pass engine(or turbofan) in the world


to enter service.
The Conway powered versions of theHandley
Page Victor,Vickers VC10,Boeing 707420and Douglas DC-8-40.

Specifications
General characteristics
Type:Turbofan
Length:134.21in (3,409mm)
Diameter:37.6in (960mm)
Dry weight:4,500lb (2,000kg)

Specifications
Components
Compressor:Axial flow; 7-stage LP, 9-stage
HP
Combustors:Cannular
Turbine:axial flow; 1-stage HP, 2-stage LP
Performance
Maximumthrust:17,150 lb (76.3 kN)
Bypass ratio:0.25
Specific fuel consumption:0.87

Design
The RCo.12 Conway is an axial-flow turbofan with a low

bypass ratio of about 25%. It had a seven-stage lowpressure compressor, the first six stages made of
aluminium and the last of titanium.
Behind this is the nine-stage high-pressure compressor,
the first seven stages of titanium and the last two of steel.
The bypass housing duct was also made of titanium.
The combustion area consisted of ten cannularflame
cans.
The high-pressure compressor was driven by a singlestage turbine using hollow air-cooled blades, which was
followed by the two-stage turbine powering the lowpressure compressor.

Design
Accessories were arranged around the front of the

engine, leading to a minimum of increased diameter.


The engine produced 17,150 pounds-force (76,300N)
for takeoff, weighed 4,500 pounds (2,000kg) and had
aspecific fuel consumptionof 0.712 at take-off thrust
and 0.87 for cruise.
By 1968 aHyfilcarbon-fibrefan assembly was in
service on Conways of the VC10s operated byBOAC.
The final development of the Conway series was
theRCo.42, designed specifically for theVickers VC10.

Conway engine

RAF Victor with Conway


engine

FormerQantas707-138B owned byJohn


Travoltaat the 2007Paris Air show with a
Conway engine

Thank
You!

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