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  2. Rolls-Royce RB211 - Wikipedia

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    The Rolls-Royce RB211 is a British family of high-bypass turbofan engines made by Rolls-Royce. The engines are capable of generating 41,030 to 59,450 lbf (182.5 to 264.4 kN) of thrust . The RB211 engine was the first production three-spool engine and turned Rolls-Royce from a significant player in the aero-engine industry into a global leader.

  3. British Airways Flight 009 - Wikipedia

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    Around 13:42 UTC (20:42 Jakarta time), the number-four Rolls-Royce RB211 engine began surging and soon flamed out. The flight crew immediately performed the engine shutdown drill, quickly cutting off fuel supply and arming the fire extinguishers. Less than a minute later, at 13:43 UTC (20:43 Jakarta time), engine two surged and flamed out.

  4. Eastern Air Lines Flight 855 - Wikipedia

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    Five minutes later, the #1 engine flamed out while the crew was attempting to restart the #2 engine. [2] Cabin lights went off and flight deck instruments stopped working. The aircraft descended without power from about 13,000 feet (4,000 m) to about 4,000 feet (1,200 m), at a rate of descent of approximately 1,600 feet (490 m) per minute. [ 7 ]

  5. Eastern Air Lines Flight 935 - Wikipedia

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    Eastern Air Lines Flight 935 was a scheduled commercial passenger flight operated by Eastern Air Lines.On September 22, 1981, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar jet operating the flight suffered an uncontained engine failure which led to a loss of 3 out of the 4 hydraulic systems aboard the aircraft at an altitude of 10,000 feet (3,000 m) MSL.

  6. Rolls-Royce Trent 700 - Wikipedia

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    When Airbus launched its A330 twin-jet in June 1987, its only engine options included the General Electric CF6-80C2 and the Pratt & Whitney PW4000. [4] Rolls-Royce was studying whether to launch a RB211-700, 65,000 lbf (290 kN) development of the RB211 for the A330, the long-range Boeing 767 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11, derived from the Boeing 747-400's -524D4D, with growth potential to 70,000 ...

  7. Rolls-Royce Trent - Wikipedia

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    The UK government granted Rolls-Royce £450 million of repayable launch investment, repaid with interest, to develop the RB.211 engine and the Trent family up to the Trent 900. [8] Rolls-Royce obtained £200 million for the Trent 8104, 500 and 600 variants in 1997, and £250 million for the Trent 600 and 900 variants in 2001.

  8. Saudia Flight 163 - Wikipedia

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    The aircraft was certified on 23 July 1979 and was delivered to Saudia nearly a month later. It had accumulated a total of 3,023 flight hours and 1,759 cycles. HZ-AHK was equipped with three Rolls Royce RB211-524 engines with each having an average of 4,000 total engine hours. [5]: 89

  9. Birgenair Flight 301 - Wikipedia

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    It was powered by two Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 engines. After Eastern Air Lines' bankruptcy and subsequent liquidation in 1991, the aircraft was stored at the Mojave Air and Space Port for more than a year.