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    The Rolls-Royce RB211 is a British family of high-bypass turbofan engines made by Rolls-Royce. The engines are capable of generating 41,030 to 59,450 lbf...
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    Pratt & Whitney PW4000. Rolls-Royce was studying whether to launch a RB211-700, 65,000 lbf (290 kN) development of the RB211 for the A330, the long-range...
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    The Rolls-Royce Trent is a family of high-bypass turbofans produced by Rolls-Royce. It continues the three spool architecture of the RB211 with a maximum...
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    development of the RB211 jet engine. In 1973, the British government sold the Rolls-Royce car business to allow nationalised parent Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited...
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    The Rolls-Royce Trent 800 is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce plc, one of the engine options for the first-generation Boeing 777 variants...
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    commercial aircraft. In the late 1960s, Rolls-Royce was adversely affected by the mismanaged development of its advanced RB211 jet engine and consequent cost over-runs...
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    The Rolls-Royce Trent 900 is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce plc to power the Airbus A380, competing with the Engine Alliance GP7000. Initially...
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    WR-21 development draws heavily on the technology of the successful Rolls-Royce RB211 and Trent families of gas turbines. The original design and development...
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    V2500 Rolls-Royce AE 3007 Rolls-Royce BR700 BR710 BR715 BR725 F130 Pearl 15 Pearl 700 Pearl 10X Rolls-Royce Conway Rolls-Royce RB211 Rolls-Royce RB282...
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    Pratt & Whitney JT9D turbofan engines, then General Electric CF6 and Rolls-Royce RB211 engines for the original variants. With a ten-abreast economy seating...
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    the -200. The jetliner is powered by 36,600–43,500 lbf (163–193 kN) Rolls-Royce RB211 or Pratt & Whitney PW2000 underwing turbofan engines for a 255,000–273...
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    quick-change variants. It is powered by either two Aviadvigatel PS-90 or Rolls-Royce RB211 engines. The Tu-204 is produced at two of the largest Russian aircraft...
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    Boeing's first wide-body twinjet, powered by General Electric CF6, Rolls-Royce RB211, or Pratt & Whitney JT9D turbofans. JT9D engines were eventually replaced...
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    nautical miles (7,410 km; 4,600 mi). Its trijet configuration has three Rolls-Royce RB211 engines with one engine under each wing, along with a third engine...
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  • Thumbnail for Rolls-Royce Trent 7000
    The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 is a high-bypass turbofan engine produced by Rolls-Royce, an iteration of the Trent family powering exclusively the Airbus...
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    The Rolls-Royce Marine Spey is a marine gas turbine based on the Rolls-Royce Spey and TF41 aircraft turbofan engines. The Marine Spey currently powers...
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    the Boeing 757. As a 757 powerplant, these engines compete with the Rolls-Royce RB211. Pratt & Whitney began working on the JT10D in October 1971 intended...
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  • were fitted with General Electric GE90 engines. Still, BA switched to Rolls-Royce Trent 800s for subsequent aircraft. Later in 2007, BA announced their...
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    turbofans: the Pratt & Whitney PW4000, General Electric CF6-80C2 or Rolls-Royce RB211-524G/H. Its two-crew glass cockpit dispenses with the need for a flight...
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  • 1975–1986 Camargue The problems of Bentley's owner with Rolls-Royce aero engine development, the RB211, brought about the financial collapse of its business...
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    The Rolls-Royce Trent 500 is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce to power the larger A340-500/600 variants. It was selected in June 1997, first...
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    and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Lockheed eventually selected the Rolls-Royce RB211, but the latter stuck with the CF6 and entered service in 1971. It...
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  • The RB529 would have an engine core that was similar in size to the Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4, a 40,100-pound-force thrust (178 kN; 18,200 kgf) turbofan engine...
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    DJT Operations I LLC bought the plane in 2011. The aircraft has two Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan engines, and is configured to seat 43 people. It has a dining...
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    E-Systems before Air Force purchase in 2001. Both aircraft are powered by Rolls-Royce RB211 engines, rather than the Pratt & Whitney PW2000 used on the C-32A...
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    American Airlines had declared its intention to have the British Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan engine on its DC-10 airliners. The DC-10 was first ordered...
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  • Thumbnail for List of aircraft engines
    RB.207 Rolls-Royce RB211 Rolls-Royce Soar Rolls-Royce Spey Rolls-Royce Tweed Rolls-Royce Tyne Rolls-Royce Viper Rolls-Royce Vulture Rolls-Royce Welland...
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    designed only to accommodate the new three-spool Rolls-Royce RB211 engine, and delays in the RB211's development, in turn, pushed back the TriStar's...
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  • Arthur Rubbra (category Rolls-Royce people)
    Stanley Hooker, to assist with developmental problems pertaining to the Rolls-Royce RB211 civil turbofan project. A. A. Rubbra died on 24 November 1982, aged...
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    26 February 1985 and registered as N516EA. It was powered by two Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 engines. After Eastern Air Lines' bankruptcy and subsequent...
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