Should be familar to many.
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10029/What_is_it_Jun_2010_001.JPG)
This should be a dead giveaway. Sorry for quality of the photo graph.
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10029/normal_What_is_it_Jun_2010_002.JPG)
Now it looks like a 747 engine on a B-52. Some sort of test?
I knew it was a giveaway. Way to go Dave.
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10029/normal_scan.jpg)
Now you guys figure out why this engine is hung as such.
Lou
Is it a test installation for either the C5 Galaxy or the DC10?
Or even a test for a Super-B52? (is it a bird , is it a plane, yes its SUPERBUFF!)
Will Booth
Romsey UK
You tell me! It may take a while, but it is out there. It is a RR engine.
Lou
Wow. I really didn't see that one coming. Nice quiz, Lou! My dad once joked about flying a 10-engined B-52. I think they were carrying two Hound Dog missiles.
Garet
A quote from about.com reads
"USAF intends to retain the B-52 through 2040 and has investigated several options for updating and enhancing the bomber, including replacing its eight engines with four Rolls-Royce RB211 534E-4 engines"
From all I could find, the RR re-engine project as not proceeded any further than the study.
Lou