Rolls-Royce Tyne turboprop

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The Rolls-Royce Tyne turboprop is a British medium-power gas-turbine engine widely used in military and maritime patrol aircraft for its reliability and efficiency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gas-turbine engine
turboprop engine
alsoKnownAs Rolls-Royce RB.109 Tyne NERFINISHED
applicationRole maritime patrol
strategic transport
tactical transport
compressorType axial-flow
configuration two-shaft
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designFeature free power turbine
modular construction
developmentStartDate early 1950s
engineType turboprop
enteredService late 1950s
era Cold War
family Rolls-Royce RB.109 series NERFINISHED
firstRunDate 1955
fuelType aviation kerosene
intendedUse medium-power applications
manufacturer Rolls-Royce Limited NERFINISHED
marketedBy Rolls-Royce NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic high reliability in maritime environments
long time-on-wing
notedFor fuel efficiency
reliability
powerOutputClass medium power
primaryUse maritime patrol aircraft
military transport aircraft
relatedEngine Rolls-Royce Dart NERFINISHED
Rolls-Royce Spey NERFINISHED
roleInProductLine successor to Rolls-Royce Dart in higher power class
status in service
typicalPowerOutput around 5,000–6,000 shp
usedBy French Navy NERFINISHED
German Air Force NERFINISHED
Italian Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED
usedFor anti-submarine warfare aircraft propulsion
long-range maritime surveillance
medium-lift cargo transport aircraft propulsion
usedInAircraft Aeritalia G.222 (early prototypes) NERFINISHED
Breguet Atlantic NERFINISHED
Canadair CL-44 NERFINISHED
Short Belfast NERFINISHED
Transall C-160 NERFINISHED
Vickers Vanguard NERFINISHED

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