Vulcan Howl, "Turn your Speakers up" 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 The Rolls-Royce Olympus, originally known as the "Bristol BE.10 Olympus", is a two-spool axial-flow turbojet that powered the Vulcan. Each Vulcan had four engines buried in the wings, positioned in pairs close to the fuselage. The engine's design began in 1947, intended to power the Bristol Aeroplane Company's own rival design to the Vulcan. Gas-flow diagram of an Olympus Mk 101 engine As the prototype Vulcan VX770 was ready for flight prior to t