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
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