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[โ€“] 39 points 2 years ago (9 children)

it used to have a volvo engine but volvo aero got absorbed into a british conglomerate about 10 years ago.

point being, we can make the switch again.

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  • [โ€“] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The EU can (or rather, could) potentially make lots of things, the question is if there is sufficient political will to do it.

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    The Volvo one was a license built US engine.

    If they want European the choice is the EJ200 that's on the Eurofighter. It's a little less powerful than the US one they're using, probably why they choose the is one. But apparently has room to become more powerful if they take on additional design work.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Never build an airplane without a powerplant.

    Sincerely, F-14

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)
  • The original variant (A) of the F-14 was a turd because they built the aircraft before the actual intended powerplant was available. The engine it got was underpowered and temperamental and resulted in flameouts.

    There's been several other aircraft that have been designed and built and then had the program scrapped because the engine to match the airframe never actually made it through development and/or certification.

    If you start designing an airplane before you have a proper powerplant selected, it's probably gonna fail.

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