The Olympus 593 Powerplant for Concorde: An account of the development of the Olympus 593 as the optimum powerplant for the Anglo/French SST

Abstract

SUMMARY THE optimum powerplant for a Mach 2.2 transport aircraft is a turbojet. The Olympus 593, latest of a well‐proven family of twin spool, axial flow turbojets has been designed especially for installation in the Concorde. Invaluable development has been achieved from two 90% scale engines and the first seven full size engines. Satisfactory fuel and oils are now available for Concorde and the powerplant has already flown in a Vulcan flying test bed.

Citation

John, D.J. (1967), "The Olympus 593 Powerplant for Concorde: An account of the development of the Olympus 593 as the optimum powerplant for the Anglo/French SST", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 39 No. 4, pp. 6-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb034251