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Author: Peter Stickney
Date: Aug 15, 2006 20:07
The Pratt & Whitnet J42-P-6 which powered the Panther was indeed a licence built Nene, however the Russian engine is a slightly different kettle of fish... In 1946 the new British labour governement gifted the Soviets examples of the Nene and Derwent engines, the soviets quickly reverse engineering them as the RD45 and RD500 respectivelly. The VK1 that powers the Mig 15 is a slightly scalled
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