Rolls-Royce RB211

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high-bypass turbofan turbofan engine

The Rolls-Royce RB211 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine that was pioneering in its use of advanced materials and technology and became a cornerstone powerplant for wide-body airliners.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
RB211-22	1
RB211-524	1
RB211-535	1
RB211-553	1
Rolls-Royce RB211 engine	1
Rolls-Royce RB211 family	1
Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-bypass turbofan ⓘ turbofan engine ⓘ
application	narrow-body airliner ⓘ wide-body airliner ⓘ
bypassRatio	high-bypass ⓘ
certificationAuthority	UK Civil Aviation Authority ⓘ surface form: Civil Aviation Authority (UK) Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ surface form: Federal Aviation Administration (US)
configuration	three-spool ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
designFeature	annular combustor ⓘ axial-flow compressors ⓘ multi-stage turbine ⓘ
developedFor	Lockheed L-1011 TriStar ⓘ
family	Rolls-Royce RB211 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rolls-Royce RB211 family
firstRun	1969 ⓘ
fuelType	aviation kerosene ⓘ
inService	yes ⓘ
introduced	early 1970s ⓘ
manufacturer	Rolls-Royce Limited ⓘ surface form: Rolls-Royce plc
marketSegment	commercial aviation ⓘ
notableCustomer	American Airlines ⓘ British Airways ⓘ Delta Air Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ United Airlines ⓘ
notableFeature	pioneering use of carbon-fibre fan (Hyfil) in early design ⓘ three-shaft architecture ⓘ use of advanced materials ⓘ use of wide-chord fan blades in later variants ⓘ
notableImpact	cornerstone powerplant for wide-body airliners ⓘ foundation for Rolls-Royce Trent engine development ⓘ
programCostIssue	development cost overruns ⓘ
relatedEvent	contributed to Rolls-Royce bankruptcy in 1971 ⓘ
role	civil airliner engine ⓘ
status	out of production ⓘ
successor	Rolls-Royce Trent family ⓘ
thrustClass	around 37,000 to over 60,000 lbf ⓘ
usedOnAircraft	Boeing 747 ⓘ surface form: Boeing 747-200 Boeing 747 ⓘ surface form: Boeing 747-300 Boeing 747 ⓘ surface form: Boeing 747-400 Boeing 757 ⓘ Boeing 767 ⓘ Lockheed L-1011 TriStar ⓘ Tupolev Tu-204 (historically) ⓘ surface form: Tupolev Tu-204 RAF VC10 ⓘ surface form: Vickers VC10 (testbed)
variant	Rolls-Royce RB211 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RB211-22 Rolls-Royce RB211 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RB211-524 Rolls-Royce RB211 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RB211-535 Rolls-Royce RB211 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RB211-553

Referenced by (10)

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

Boeing 747SP → engineModel → Rolls-Royce RB211 ⓘ

Boeing 767 → engineType → Rolls-Royce RB211 ⓘ

RAF Tristar → engineType → Rolls-Royce RB211 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan

Rolls-Royce RB211 → family → Rolls-Royce RB211 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rolls-Royce RB211 family

Rolls-Royce Limited → notableProduct → Rolls-Royce RB211 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rolls-Royce RB211 engine

Boeing 757 → typicalEngines → Rolls-Royce RB211 ⓘ

Rolls-Royce RB211 → variant → Rolls-Royce RB211 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: RB211-22

Rolls-Royce RB211 → variant → Rolls-Royce RB211 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: RB211-524

Rolls-Royce RB211 → variant → Rolls-Royce RB211 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: RB211-535

Rolls-Royce RB211 → variant → Rolls-Royce RB211 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: RB211-553