What is it Jun 2010

[lastvautour]

Should be familar to many.

[lastvautour]

This should be a dead giveaway. Sorry for quality of the photo graph.

[dave_t]

Now it looks like a 747 engine on a B-52. Some sort of test?

[lastvautour]

I knew it was a giveaway. Way to go Dave.



Now you guys figure out why this engine is hung as such.

Lou

[Will]

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

[lastvautour]

You tell me! It may take a while, but it is out there. It is a RR engine.

Lou

[Oceaneer99]

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

[lastvautour]

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