Rolls-Royce News No.80 - Friday 6 September 1985 - EFA Challenge XG-40 - Vintage Trade Newspaper - Used

Used / Pre-owned — condition as shown in images. Please refer to all photos carefully before purchasing.

Rolls-Royce News, Issue No. 80, dated Friday 6 September 1985. The official internal trade newspaper of Rolls-Royce Limited, published by the Public Affairs Division. A fascinating piece of British aviation and engineering history, covering Rolls-Royce’s involvement in the European Fighter Aircraft (EFA) programme and the XG-40 engine development — the technology that would eventually lead to the EJ200 engine powering the Eurofighter Typhoon.

Front page stories (photo-verified):

• “EFA Challenge — XG-40 Technology Has a Vital Role” — lead story covering the European Fighter Aircraft programme; Britain, West Germany, Italy and Spain’s agreement on engine thrust, aircraft weight and wing area; Rolls-Royce’s contribution to the XG-40 demonstrator engine
• “Engine-makers Are Planning to Produce a Worldbeater” — Rolls-Royce, Motoren-und Turbinen-Union and FIAT Aviazione’s joint engine strategy
• “Supersonic Tonic for Queen Mother” — Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother pictured on the flight deck of Concorde Alpha Foxtrot; her flight over Scotland escorted by Lord King
• “RTM322 Air Intake Is Put to the Test” — aerodynamics testing at Ansty

Reverse / back page stories (photo-verified):

• “Rolls Power for Italian Helicopters” — Rolls-Royce and Italian Government agreement for 45 Gem engines for the Italian Army’s Agusta A129 helicopters
• “Chairman Takes Over” — Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher appoints Sir Henry Chilver as Chairman of Rolls-Royce
• “David’s Cone Idea Is Right on the Nose” — Tay engine nose cone production engineering innovation at Allerton Road
• “Plasticine Works a Breakthrough” — XG-40 HP turbine blade machining innovation using Plasticine as a blade holder
• STOP PRESS: “MAS Order Is Reported Lost” — Malaysian Airline System (MAS) order story

Publication details:

• Title: Rolls-Royce News
• Issue: No. 80
• Date: Friday 6 September 1985
• Publisher: Rolls-Royce Limited, Public Affairs Division
• Format: Broadsheet newspaper, multiple pages

Condition (photo-verified — please read carefully):

• Used / pre-owned — not in mint condition
• Top right corner: Significant tear — the corner is partially detached with a diagonal rip from the top edge, clearly visible in photos
• Left spine / fold: Further tear/split along the left fold edge — the paper has split at the fold, visible in photos
• General age-toning and yellowing of newsprint throughout, consistent with a 40-year-old publication
• Some creasing and fold marks
• All text and images remain fully legible throughout
• Appears to be a complete issue — no missing pages visible

Ideal for: Rolls-Royce history collectors, aviation and aerospace history enthusiasts, EFA / Eurofighter Typhoon history researchers, British engineering history collectors, Concorde memorabilia collectors, 1980s aviation ephemera collectors, or display in an aviation or engineering themed collection.

What’s included: Complete newspaper issue as shown in images.