Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent

For the modern turbofan engine, see Rolls-Royce Trent.

RB.50 Trent
A Rolls-Royce Trent turboprop on display at the Science Museum (London)
Type	Turboprop
Manufacturer	Rolls-Royce Limited
First run	June 1944
Major applications	Gloster Meteor(Trent Meteor version)
Developed from	Rolls-Royce Derwent
Developed into	Rolls-Royce Clyde

The Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent was the first Rolls-Royce turboprop engine.

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.

Applications

• Gloster Meteor

Engines on display

A preserved Rolls-Royce Trent turboprop engine is on display at the London Science Museum.

Specifications(Trent)

The sole Trent Meteor EE227

General characteristics

• Type: Turboprop
• Length:
• Diameter:
• Dry weight:

Components

• Compressor:

Performance

• Maximum thrust: 1,250 lb (570 kg)
• Power-to-weight ratio:

See also

Related development

• Rolls-Royce Derwent
  

Comparable engines

• General Electric T31
  

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines
  

References

Bibliography

• Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9

External links

• Trent Meteor "In the Air" - a 1948 Flight article on flying the Trent Meteor