{"product_id":"9781068799907-rb211-its-role-in-the-fall-rise-of-rol","title":"The RB211","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts Role in the Fall and Rise of Rolls-Royce Ltd\u003cbr\u003eBiography of Rolls-Royce during the turbulent year of 1971\u003cbr\u003eDESCRIBED AS A BRIGHT JEWEL IN BRITAINS INDUSTRIAL CROWN, IT SHOOK THE NATION, THE BRITISH ECONOMY AND BRITAIN’S REPUTATION WHEN, IN 1971, ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED WAS DECLARED BANKRUPT!In this book read how and why this world-famous company crashed, spectacularly, on February 4th, 1971, soon after winning a £1,000 million export order for its evolutionary 3-shaft RB211 aero engine and the efforts that were made to save the RB211 programme and this great company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLEARN ABOUT:\u003cbr\u003eWhy selling the RB211 engine into the U.S. market was so important to Rolls-Royce.\u003cbr\u003eWho were the main players and the roles they played in this unfolding drama?\u003cbr\u003eWhat were the reasons and primary causes behind Rolls-Royce’s financial failure?\u003cbr\u003eWhat happened after the receivership when the RB211 engine eventually became the launch pad for its financial recovery and future long-term success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE BOOK EXPLORES:\u003cbr\u003eWhy the RB211 contract with Lockheed almost never happened!\u003cbr\u003eKey events and escalating costs.\u003cbr\u003eTechnical challenges and how they were overcome.\u003cbr\u003eRecollections from employees, directors, trades union officials and other key people.\u003cbr\u003eTruths, Myths and Conspiracy theories around the Bankruptcy.\u003cbr\u003eLessons from the past and glimpses of the Future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book should prove an engaging read for past and present Rolls-Royce employees alike, aerospace professionals and followers of Rolls-Royce. It contains a variety of photographs, historical documents and recollections from the 1971 receivership period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57918639669622,"sku":"9781068799907","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41435883_fe017362-37fa-4a82-b77d-6961220d28b7.jpg?v=1779934929","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781068799907-rb211-its-role-in-the-fall-rise-of-rol","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}