Technology of the Rolls‐Royce RB211 Engine

Abstract

The evolution of large fan engines in the late 1960s brought major advances in the technology and operating economics of engines for large transport aircraft. Today, engines of this type account for well over half the world sales (by value) of commercial aero‐engines.

Citation

COPLIN, J.F. (1979), "Technology of the Rolls‐Royce RB211 Engine", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 51 No. 12, pp. 8-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb035581