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You wouldn't believe
the things
wedoforjet engines
A new jet eng ine looks pre tty bar e when Rohr gets it. It's a mec han icalmarvel but
it's a long way from get tingoff the ground.
By the time we'r e through , it' ll have up to 8.000 more parts—most of
them manufactur ed
by Rohr—suchas the air intak e cow l, nacelle panels, shrouds, tailpi pe,oi l and fueline s,
ele ctr ica l harness, complex fan air duct ingand muc h more.
The engine isencased in hundreds ofcar efu lly fab rica tedsheet meta l stru ctu res that
make up an aero dynami callysmoo th eng ine pod.
It wi ll alsohave a thr ust reverser to shor ten the air cra ft'slanding ro ll, bu ilt and oft en
des igne d byRoh r.
When this complex powe r plantassembly leave s Rohr it' s ready to ins tall on the air
craft and fly. Rohr jet p ods carrythe colo rs ofnea rly every airli ne in the Free Worl d. Be
cause we'recontracte d tobu ild engi ne pods for virt ual lyevery maj or jetl iner pro gramin
the nat ion toda y. And tomorro w,too, for superje ts likethe 747, C-5A an d SST.
MA INPLA NTHE AD OU AR TER S CH ULA
VI ST A C A LI F /P LA N TRI VE RS ID E
CA LIF AS SE MB LY PL AN TSWIN DE R
GA AUB UR
N.WASH
De di ca te dto th e pu rs ui t of ex ce lle nc e
Pre par edby Lane & Hu ff/ Ad ve rti si ng