Rolls-Royce RB.203 Trent
| RB.203 Trent | |
|---|---|
| Type | Turbofan |
| Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited |
| First run | December Template:Avyear |
| Major applications | Fairchild Hiller FH-228 (intended) Hawker Siddeley HS.136 (intended) Convair 660 (intended)[1] |
The Rolls-Royce RB.203 Trent was a British medium-bypass turbofan engine of around 10,000lb thrust designed for production in the late 1960s, bearing no relation to the earlier Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent turboprop or the later high bypass Rolls-Royce Trent turbofan.[2]
The RB.203 was a private venture engine based around the core of the Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour turbojet used in the SEPECAT Jaguar and the later Hawker Siddeley Hawk.[3]
The RB.203, the first three-spool engine, was intended as a civilian replacement for the earlier Rolls-Royce Spey.[4]
Specifications
Data from Flight International.[2]
General characteristics
- Type: Three-spool medium bypass turbofan
- Length: 82.2 in (208.8 cm)
- Diameter: 38.7 in (98.3 cm)
- Dry weight: 1,751 lb (794 kg)
Components
- Compressor: Single-stage fan, four-stage intermediate pressure, five-stage high pressure
- Combustors: Annular chambers
- Turbine: Single-stage high pressure, single-stage intermediate, two-stage low pressure
Performance
- Maximum thrust: 9,730 lb (71.4 kN)
- Overall pressure ratio: 16:1
- Bypass ratio: 3:1
- Air mass flow: 300 lb/sec (136 kg/sec)
- Thrust-to-weight ratio: 5.55:1
See also
Comparable engines
Related lists
References
- ^ Convair 660, Flight Global, retrieved 28 January 2012
- ^ a b Flight International - RB.203 Trent www.flightglobal.com Retrieved: 23 January 2011
- ^ Commercial Aircraft Survey, Flight Global, 23 November 1967, retrieved 28 January 2012
- ^ Aero Engines 1968, A "Flight" special review