Rolls-Royce RB.401-07 Turbofan Engine for Business Aircraft in the 1980's 790620
It has become increasingly clear that a new engine in the 5000 lb (22.44 kN) to 6000 lb (26.69 kN) thrust class is required for the 1980's to power the developing and prospective medium sized business jets. Greater range with higher rates of climb and cruising speeds will all become achievable by applying existing current big engine technology to the small engine in a simpler form.
The paper describes an engine designed to meet these future needs. The choice of cycle is discussed, the mechanical design described and a resume is given of the development programme in which four engines have now been used.
Citation: WILSON, M. and CANT., R., "Rolls-Royce RB.401-07 Turbofan Engine for Business Aircraft in the 1980's," SAE Technical Paper 790620, 1979, https://doi.org/10.4271/790620. Download Citation
Author(s):
M. A. WILSON, R. J. CANT.
Affiliated:
ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED
Pages: 17
Event:
Business Aircraft Meeting and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Turbofan engines
Business and general aviation aircraft
Thrust
SAE MOBILUS
Subscribers can view annotate, and download all of SAE's content.
Learn More »
