>>>But I have a feeling that the name Olympus was a Rolls-Royce one and
that SNECMA was merely a political too to satisfy the French Government in
what was supposed to be a collaborative project. RR Olympus engines
powered the Vulcan bomber I seem to recall as well as the turbine-powered
Royal Navy frigates.<<<
Indeed RR had the name Oly, and there were quite a number of glitches
(Chunnel, anyone?) no thanks to the collaboration etc.
Jet fighters I know not a whole lot about...maybe one day I will get there
:-)
/Acer "a veritable cornucopia of useless information" Victoria
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