The Rolls-Royce RB.183 Tay is a medium-bypass

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engine, developed from the RB.183 Mk 555 Spey core and using a fan scaled directly from the Rolls-Royce RB.211-535E4 to produce versions with a

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of 3.1:1 or greater. The IP compressor and LP turbine were designed using technology from the RB.211 programme. The engine was first run in August 1984. The Tay 650 had a new HP turbine which incorporated new technology which had been proven with the RB.211-535E4. This engine also had a new combustor for improved durability. The Tay family is used on a number of

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s and larger business jets, including the

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family,

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and

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, with a later version being used to re-engine

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Variants

Tay 611-8

Originally designated 610-8, all but one training engine have now been converted to 611-8 standard. The newest variant is the 611-8C, which has cast HP1 turbine blades, larger fan from the 650-15, structural by-pass duct and

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. All Tay engines use a 22-blade titanium fan, a 3-stage intermediate-pressure compressor coupled to the fan shaft, a 12-stage high-pressure compressor, a 2-stage high-pressure turbine and a 3-stage low-pressure turbine. Thrust: 13,850 lbf (62 kN) Aircraft: Tay 611 entered service in 1987 on the Gulfstream IV/IV-SP, for which it is the exclusive powerplant.

Tay 620-15

The 620-15 is internally identical to the 611-8 and externally similar to the 650-15. Thrust: 13,850 lbf (62 kN) Aircraft:

from 1994,

from 1988

Tay 650-15

Thrust: 15,100 lbf (67 kN) Aircraft: Originally designed to re-engine the

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(650-14, only two made; both have since been converted to 650-15 standard.), the 650-15 entered service on the

in 1989.

Tay 651-54

The 651-54 is internally identical to the 650-15. The externals and gearbox suit the Boeing 727.FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet Thrust: 15,400 lbf (69 kN) Aircraft:

from

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. Conversion from three JT8D-7 to three Tay 651-54 was carried out by the now defunct Dee Howard Aircraft Maintenance Company in San Antonio, Texas, for the

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, but all aircraft have since been withdrawn from service. Only one private 727 was converted.

Applications

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QF *

* Gulfstream G350/G400/G450 *

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Specifications (Tay 620-15)

References

Notes

Bibliography

FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet
*Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.
Rolls-Royce Tay product page

External links

Rolls-Royce Tay
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1980s turbofan engines