Rolls-Royce Trent

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For the 1944 turboprop engine, see Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent. For the 1960s low bypass
turbofan, see Rolls-Royce RB.203 Trent.
Trent

A Trent turbofan engine installed on a test

bench at the Rolls-Royce Test Facility in
Derby, UK.
Type Turbofan
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Rolls-Royce
First run August 1990
Airbus A330
Airbus A340
Airbus A350
Major applications
Airbus A380
Boeing 777
Boeing 787
Developed from Rolls-Royce RB211
Rolls-Royce Trent 500
Rolls-Royce Trent 700
Variants Rolls-Royce Trent 800
Rolls-Royce Trent 900
Rolls-Royce Trent
 1000
Rolls-Royce Trent
XWB
Rolls-Royce Trent
7000
Developed into Rolls-Royce MT30

Rolls-Royce Trent is a British family of three spool, high bypass turbofan aircraft engines
manufactured by Rolls-Royce plc. All are developments of the RB211 with thrust ratings of
53,000 to 97,000 pounds-force (240 to 430 kN). Versions of the Trent are in service on the
Airbus A330, A340, A350, A380, Boeing 777, and 787. The Trent has also been adapted for
marine and industrial applications.

First run in August 1990 as the model Trent 700, the Trent has achieved significant commercial
success, having been selected as the launch engine for both of the 787 variants (Trent 1000) note 1,
the A380 (Trent 900) and the A350 (Trent XWB). Its overall share of the markets in which it
competes is around 40%.[1] Sales of the Trent family of engines have made Rolls-Royce the
second biggest supplier of large civil turbofans after General Electric,[2] relegating rival Pratt &
Whitney to third position.

In keeping with Rolls-Royce's (sometimes neglected) tradition of naming its jet engines after
rivers,[3] this engine is named after the River Trent in the Midlands of England. Singapore
Airlines is currently the largest operator of Trents, with five variants in service or on order