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Subject: Re: leaking planes Re: [really OT] (was: Re: [OM] OM] OT - Titanium)
From: Richard Ross <rhdesign@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 09:41:41 +0100
W.J. wrote:
>(Token Oly content)  The Olympus engines on the Concorde are not named
>for a river as far as I know.  Rolls Royce has used birds for some
>engine names such as the Nene used in early jets.  Interestingly the
>Nene is a flightless goose found in Hawaii.  Makes you wonder how
>confident they were in that engine.

Ha!  Good point, but I expect they named it after England's River Nene   :-)

Richard

Richard Ross
Hemel Hempstead, England
rhdesign@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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