Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent
The Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent was the first Rolls-Royce turboprop engine.Design and development
The Trent was based on a concept by Sir Frank Whittle. It was a Derwent Mark II turbojet engine with a cropped impeller and a reduction gearbox 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 298-hour flight test programme.Applications
- Gloster Meteor
Engines on display
A preserved Rolls-Royce Trent turboprop engine is on display at the London Science Museum.Specifications (Trent)
