| RB.50 Trent | |
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| 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. [1]
The Trent was based on an invention by Sir Frank Whittle. It was a Derwent Mark II turbojet engine with a cropped impeller (turbine unchanged) [2] and 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 298-hour flight test programme. [3]
A preserved Rolls-Royce Trent turboprop engine is on display at the London Science Museum.
A preserved RB50 Trent is displayed at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust in Derby.
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