Rolls Royce Ups Waterjet Power Stakes
Rolls Royce has developed the worlds most powerful waterjets for a Japanese Techno-Superliner which will carry 700 passengers and 210 tonnes of cargo at 38 knots, cutting the journey time for the 1,000km voyage between Tokyo and the Ogasawara Islands by 10 hours. The 14,500grt Techno-Superliner, due to enter service in 2005, will measure 140m long with a beam of 29.8m.
Rolls Royce has developed the worlds most powerful waterjets for a Japanese Techno-Superliner which will carry 700 passengers and 210 tonnes of cargo at 38 knots, cutting the journey time for the 1,000km voyage between Tokyo and the Ogasawara Islands by 10 hours. The 14,500grt Techno-Superliner, due to enter service in 2005, will measure 140m long with a beam of 29.8m.
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