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minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 months agoThe 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, but apparently has room to become more powerful if they take on additional design work.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoi don’t know how much of the f404 was left in the rm12, it was pretty extensively modified.
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, but apparently has room to become more powerful if they take on additional design work.
i don’t know how much of the f404 was left in the rm12, it was pretty extensively modified.