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Why Did British Aerospace Build The BAe-146 With 4 Engines?

There are pretty much no aircraft in the skies today that have any remote resemblance to the seldom-used British Aerospace BAe-146. This aircraft might just be the most unique four-engine aircraft to ...
insider.si.edu

Evolution of British jet engines 1926 - 1966 : early British aero gas turbines from the RAE and Whittle to the pre-eminence of Rolls-Royce / Bill Howard

"The evolution of the jet engine in Britain is one of the greatest achievements in British aviation history. The story of events surrounding this achievement is fascinating and intriguing and in many ...
SlashGear

When Did Rolls-Royce Start Making Airplane Engines & How Did It Get Into The Industry?

Car enthusiasts will know Rolls-Royce as a maker of ultra-luxury cars, and aviation enthusiasts will know Rolls-Royce as a maker of engines for some of the world's most famous aircraft. Originally, ...

The Best British fighter planes ever

The magnificent Camel biplane was the greatest fighter of Britain and her allies in the First World War. Downing more ...
Reuters

Rolls-Royce says 'even more true' it wants to enter narrow-body market

PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - Rolls-Royce (RR.L), opens new tab CEO Tufan Erginbilgic said on Tuesday it was "even more true" that the British jet engine maker would like to re-enter the narrow-body ...
The Economist

Why can’t Britain’s leading aerospace lab raise more money?

A squat brick building on the outskirts of Cambridge is home to an area of science where Britain is still world-class. The Whittle Laboratory refines jet engines, and it is very good at it. Whittle ...
Daily Excelsior

British giant Rolls-Royce to expand footprint across India’s air, land, sea domains

British defence giant Rolls-Royce on Thursday announced a mega plan to scale-up its business in India across vital sectors of ...