Rolls-Royce power for trainers

Rolls-Royce has a long and well-established pedigree in the trainer engine market. Today's trainer aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce engines include the Adour-powered Hawk, the Viper-powered MB339 and MB326, and the Swedish Air Force SK60, powered by the FJ44 engine.

The Viper has been in service well over 40 years, with over 5,500 engines produced. More than 40 military operators, together with some civil applications, have accumulated in excess of 13 million hours in service.

Hawk trainer aircraft, powered by the Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour engine, continue to build on their reputation as the world's favourite advanced trainer aircraft, which has 22 customers worldwide. The Adour has accumulated over seven million flying hours in service to date and the latest variant, the Mk951, offers improved thrust performance while doubling the target time between overhaul. The Mk951 also has a FADEC (full authority digital engine control) system and is available for all current variants of the Hawk family.

For primary trainer applications, Rolls-Royce also offers the compact Model 250 turboprop, which powers a range of in-service aircraft including the Aermacchi SF260TP, M-290 TP RediGO, ENAER T-35 Pillán Turbo and Fuji T-5/T-7.