The Rolls-Royce RB.44 Tay is a British turbojet engine of the 1940s, an enlarged version of the Rolls-Royce Nene designed at the request of Pratt & Whitney.Connors, p.202 It saw no use by British production aircraft but the design was licence built by Pratt & Whitney as the J48, and by Hispano-Suiza as the Verdon.Gunston 2006, p.101.
Two early production examples of the Tay were evaluated during 1950 by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at Farnborough Airfield, Hampshire, in a specially modified Vickers Viscount.
Variants RB.44 TayRolls-Royce development engines only, no production. Hispano-Suiza Tay 250The Tay built under licence in France. Hispano-Suiza Tay 250AThe Tay built under licence in France. Hispano-Suiza Tay 250RThe Tay built under licence in France. Hispano-Suiza Verdon 350The Tay developed under licence in France. Hispano-Suiza Verdon 370The Tay developed under licence in France. Pratt & Whitney J48 The Tay built and developed under licence in the United States.
Applications
Tay Vickers 663 Tay Viscount Verdon Dassault Mystère IV
Specifications (Hispano-Suiza Verdon 350)
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