Rolls-Royce RB.168

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aircraft engine military aircraft engine turbofan jet engine

The Rolls-Royce RB.168, better known as the Pegasus, is a British turbofan jet engine renowned for providing vectored thrust to power V/STOL aircraft such as the Harrier jump jet.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Rolls-Royce Pegasus	1
Rolls-Royce RB.168 canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft engine ⓘ military aircraft engine ⓘ turbofan jet engine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Rolls-Royce Pegasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
application	attack aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ
configuration	twin front nozzles for cold flow ⓘ twin rear nozzles for hot exhaust ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor	Hawker P.1127 prototype NERFINISHED ⓘ Kestrel evaluation aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedFrom	Bristol BE.53 NERFINISHED ⓘ
fuelType	aviation kerosene ⓘ
hasComponent	annular combustor ⓘ axial compressor ⓘ low-bypass fan ⓘ turbine ⓘ vectoring nozzle system ⓘ
hasFeature	four swivelling exhaust nozzles ⓘ short take-off and vertical landing support ⓘ single-spool turbofan layout ⓘ vectored thrust capability ⓘ
introducedAs	Pegasus engine family NERFINISHED ⓘ
manufacturer	Bristol Siddeley NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolls-Royce NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	enabling operational V/STOL combat aircraft ⓘ integration with Harrier flight control system ⓘ pioneering practical vectored-thrust turbofan design ⓘ
operator	Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ various NATO air forces ⓘ
role	providing hover capability ⓘ providing vertical and short take-off thrust ⓘ
thrustClass	approximately 20,000 lbf ⓘ
usedFor	close air support missions ⓘ naval air operations from small carriers ⓘ
usedIn	British Aerospace Harrier II NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrier jump jet family NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Siddeley Harrier NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea Harrier NERFINISHED ⓘ V/STOL aircraft ⓘ
usedInConflict	Falklands War NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ various post–Cold War conflicts ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan → alsoKnownAs → Rolls-Royce RB.168 ⓘ

subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Pegasus

Rolls-Royce aircraft engines → notableModel → Rolls-Royce RB.168 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rolls-Royce Pegasus