Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan
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The Rolls-Royce Adour is a family of low-bypass turbofan engines developed for military trainer and light attack aircraft, noted for their reliability and widespread use in jets such as the SEPECAT Jaguar and BAE Systems Hawk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
low-bypass turbofan engine
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military aircraft engine ⓘ turbofan engine ⓘ |
| application | military aviation ⓘ |
| bypassRatio | low bypass ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-spool turbofan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Rolls-Royce Limited
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce
Turbomeca ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1970s ⓘ |
| firstRun | 1968 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Adour Mk 101
ⓘ
Adour Mk 102 ⓘ Adour Mk 104 ⓘ Adour Mk 106 ⓘ Adour Mk 107 ⓘ Adour Mk 811 ⓘ Adour Mk 871 ⓘ Adour Mk 951 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Rolls-Royce Limited
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce
Turbomeca ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Adour
ⓘ
surface form:
River Adour in France
|
| notableFeature |
FADEC introduced on later variants
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designed for high reliability ⓘ designed for low operating cost ⓘ modular construction for ease of maintenance ⓘ |
| notedFor | widespread use in trainer and light attack jets ⓘ |
| operator |
French Air Force
ⓘ
Indian Air Force ⓘ Japan Air Self-Defense Force ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
light attack aircraft engine
ⓘ
trainer aircraft engine ⓘ |
| programType | Anglo-French joint engine program ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| thrustClass |
approximately 5,000–6,500 lbf dry
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approximately 7,000–8,000 lbf with afterburner (reheat) in some variants ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN
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surface form:
Aermacchi MB-339CD (re-engined variants)
BAE Systems Hawk T1 ⓘ
surface form:
BAE Systems Hawk
HAL HJT-36 Sitara ⓘ HAL Jaguar ⓘ McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk ⓘ Mitsubishi F-1 ⓘ Mitsubishi T-2 ⓘ SEPECAT Jaguar ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraftRole |
advanced jet trainer
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ground-attack aircraft ⓘ naval jet trainer ⓘ |
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