The Rolls-Royce RB.53 Dart is a long-lived British turboprop engine designed, built and manufactured by Rolls-Royce Limited. First produced in the late 1940s, it powered the first Vickers Viscount maiden flight in 1948, and was still in production until the last F27s and H.S 748s were produced in 1987. Following company naming convention for gas turbine engines this turboprop design was named after the River Dart.
[edit] Applications
Largely associated with the very successful Vickers Viscount medium range airliner it powered a number of other European and Japanese designs of the 1950s and 60s. The list includes:
Power output was around 1,500 hp (1,120 kW) in early versions, and close to twice that in later versions, such as those that powered the NAMC YS-11 airliner. Some versions of the engine were fitted with water methanol injection, which acted as a power restorative in hot and high conditions.
[edit] Engines on display
- Two Dart engines are on display at Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey, alongside a Vickers Viscount airliner.[citation needed]
[edit] Specifications (Dart RDa.7)
Rolls-Royce Dart Turboprop engine
Data from Gunston[2]
General characteristics
- Type: Turboprop
- Length:
- Diameter:
- Dry weight:
Components
- Compressor: 2-stage centrifugal
- Combustors: 7 combustion chambers
- Turbine: 3-stage
- Fuel type: Kerosene
Performance
[edit] See also
- Related lists
[edit] References
[edit] Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
[edit] External links
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