Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop engine
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The Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop engine is a pioneering post‑World War II British aircraft engine renowned for its reliability and widespread use in early regional airliners.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Dart | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gas turbine engine
ⓘ
turboprop aircraft engine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | RDa.1 in early variants ⓘ |
| application |
civil transport aircraft
ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ |
| combustionChambers | annular combustion system ⓘ |
| compressorType | centrifugal compressor ⓘ |
| configuration | two‑shaft turboprop ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | air‑cooled turbine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer | Rolls-Royce Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Rolls-Royce Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1949 ⓘ |
| era | early jet age ⓘ |
| firstFlightOnType | Vickers Viscount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRunDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| introducedInnovation | large‑scale commercial use of turboprop power in airliners ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketRole |
regional airliner powerplant
ⓘ
short‑haul transport powerplant ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | RDa series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
reliability
ⓘ
widespread use in early regional airliners ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | more than 7,000 ⓘ |
| poweredAircraft |
Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy
NERFINISHED
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Avro 748 NERFINISHED ⓘ Breguet Br.761 Deux‑Ponts NERFINISHED ⓘ Convair 600 NERFINISHED ⓘ Convair 640 NERFINISHED ⓘ Fokker F27 Friendship NERFINISHED ⓘ Fokker F27 Maritime NERFINISHED ⓘ Grumman Gulfstream I NERFINISHED ⓘ HS 780 Andover NERFINISHED ⓘ HS Andover NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page Herald NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Siddeley HS 748 NERFINISHED ⓘ NAMC YS‑11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Viscount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutputRange | around 1,000 to 2,100 shp ⓘ |
| precededBy | piston aircraft engines in regional airliners ⓘ |
| productionPeriodEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| productionPeriodStart | late 1940s ⓘ |
| status |
out of production
ⓘ
still in limited service ⓘ |
| successor | Rolls-Royce Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
civil airlines worldwide ⓘ various military air arms ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | post–World War II era ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vickers Viscount