Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent
The Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent was the first Rolls-Royce turboprop engine.[1]
Design and development
The Trent was based on a concept provided by Sir Frank Whittle and was essentially a Derwent Mark II turbojet engine with an additional turbine stage driving a reduction gearbox (designed by A A Rubbra) connected to a five-bladed Rotol propeller. The Trent ran for 633 hours on test before being installed in a Gloster Meteor jet fighter which flew for the first time on 20 September 1945 at the start of a programme comprising 298 hours of flight tests.[2]
Engines on display
A preserved Rolls-Royce Trent turboprop engine is on display at the Science Museum (London).
Specifications(Trent)
General characteristics
- Type: Turboprop
- Length:
- Diameter:
- Dry weight:
Components
Performance
See also
- Related development
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
References
Notes
- ^ Gunston 1989, p.147.
- ^ Pugh, Peter (2001). The Magic of a Name, Part Two. Icon Books. ISBN 1840462841.
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
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