Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent

RB.50 Trent
A Rolls-Royce Trent turboprop on display at the Science Museum (London)
Type	Turboprop
Manufacturer	Rolls-Royce Limited
First run	June 1944
Major applications	Gloster Meteor(Trent Meteor version)
Developed from	Rolls-Royce Derwent
Developed into	Rolls-Royce Clyde

The Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent was the first Rolls-Royce turboprop engine.^[1]

Design and development [edit]

The Trent was based on a concept provided by Sir Frank Whittle and was essentially a Derwent Mark II turbojet engine with an additional turbine stage^{[citation needed]} driving a reduction gearbox (designed by A A Rubbra) connected to a five-bladed Rotol propeller. The Trent ran for 633 hours on test before being installed in a Gloster Meteor jet fighter which flew for the first time on 20 September 1945 at the start of a programme comprising 298 hours of flight tests.^[2]

Applications [edit]

• Gloster Meteor

Engines on display [edit]

A preserved Rolls-Royce Trent turboprop engine is on display at the London Science Museum.

Specifications(Trent) [edit]

The sole Trent Meteor EE227

General characteristics

• Type: Turboprop
• Length:
• Diameter:
• Dry weight:

Components

• Compressor:

Performance

• Maximum thrust: 1,250 lb (570 kg)
• Power-to-weight ratio:

See also [edit]

Related development

• Rolls-Royce Derwent

Comparable engines

• General Electric T31

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References [edit]

Notes [edit]

Bibliography [edit]

External links [edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent

• Trent Meteor "In the Air" - a 1948 Flight article on flying the Trent Meteor

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