• Rolls-Royce Avon Mk 28-49 Turbojet Engine, RYAN X-13 VTOL VERTIJET
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    Type: Turbojet Thrust: 44,480 N (10,000 lb) at 8,000 rpm Compressor: 15-stage compound, 6-stage low pressure and 9-stage high pressure axial Combustor: Cannular Turbine: 2-stage axial Weight: 1,709 kg (3,768 lb) (Approximate)

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Dane Penland

Date Created

09/22/2014

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, NASM Original Photography, NASM Acc. 2012-0026.

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Aviation; Cold War; Engines; Jets; Propulsion

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