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发表于 2018-5-10 09:00:40
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“In February 1968, American Airlines indicated it had chosen the Rolls-Royce RB.211 to power its order for up to 50 McDonnell-Douglas DC-10s. On the 7th March 1968, the Washington correspondent of The Times wrote of an attempt being made by Congress to block Rolls-Royce's bid to supply engines for the projected United States airbus. Representative Robert Taft had marshalled opposition because of a report that Rolls-Royce has won approval for the engine. On the 9thMarch 1968, The Times reported that President Johnson has received written protests from six senators and five representatives, from Ohio and New Mexico - states that would benefit if a U.S. Maker was selected. Their complaint was that 'not adequately balanced information was given during talks between representatives of airlines and the British Government concerning the American Government's position on buying foreign engines'.The U.S. Congress was concerned that the import of foreign engines would result in a United States payments deficit of $3,800 million and the loss of 18,000 to 20,000 jobs. ”——美国国会也是有人反对。
“In addition, the project had suffered a serious setback with the sudden death of Chief Engineer Adrian "Lom" Lombard in July 1967, a loss that was described as Rolls-Royce having been "deprived of one of the finest trouble-shooting engineers in the industry”——首席工程师也突然死亡。由于其战略重要性,该公司被当时保守的爱德华·希思政府国有化,允许RB211的开发完成。
“As Lockheed was itself in a vulnerable position, the British government required that the US government guarantee the bank loans that Lockheed needed to complete the L-1011 project. If Lockheed (which was itself weakened by the difficulties) had failed, the market for the RB211 would have evaporated. Despite some opposition, the US government provided these guarantees.[19] In May 1971, a new company called "Rolls-Royce (1971) Ltd." acquired the assets of Rolls-Royce from the Receiver, and shortly afterwards signed a new contract with Lockheed. This revised agreement cancelled penalties for late delivery, and increased the price of each engine by £110,000.”——英国政府要求美国政府提供保障。
“Hugh Conway (managing director RR Gas Turbines), persuaded Stanley Hooker to come out of retirement and return to Rolls Royce.[21][22] As technical director he led a team of other retirees - including Cyril Lovesey and Arthur Rubbra - to fix the remaining problems on the RB211-22. The engine was finally certified on 14 April 1972,[23] about a year later than originally planned, and the first TriStar entered service with Eastern Air Lines on 26 April 1972. Hooker was knighted for his role in 1974.[24]”——退休人员返聘上阵,经理被授爵。 |
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