24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-6.4.1

COMMON SOLUTIONS TO COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY PROPULSION REQUIREMENTS

S. J. Bradbrook
Rolls-Royce plc, UK

Keywords: Gas Turbine, Unmanned Air Vehicle

The paper describes studies to identify a 'common core' family of gas turbine jet engines to meet the requirements of a wide range of applications, including commercial transports and military Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), and thereby reduce development costs. A number of technologies are identified which support this concept.

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