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The
latest Spey variant is the RB168-807 for the single-engined
AMX strike aircraft in service in Italy and Brazil.
This engine is manufactured in Italy with FiatAvio
as prime engine contractor alongside Alfa Romeo
Avio and Rinaldo Piaggio, and in Brazil where
CELMA is prime engine contractor with Rolls-Royce
Brazil as its major subcontractor.
A contract has been signed with the UK Ministry
of Defence under which Rolls-Royce will provide
total support for the Spey 250/251 engines powering
the RAF Nimrod MR2 fleet for 12 years from 2000.
Besides military these applications, the Spey
also provides power for the Gulfstream GII and
GIII business jet aircraft, the military versions
of the latter was designated C-20A.
The Spey entered service in 1968 and 2,768 civil
and military engines were built, achieving nearly
50 million hours in civil service to date. The
engine still operates on the BAC One-Eleven and
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Technical
details
The latest variant, the RB168-807 is a two-shaft
turbofan with a four-stage LP and 12-stage HP
compressor driven by a two-stage LP turbine and
two-stage HP turbine respectively. The combustor
is of tubo-annular design.
- More than 2,700 military Speys have been built
- Total flying hours exceed eight million
- Military Speys are licensed for manufacture
in the United States, China, Italy
and Brazil
- Speys are in service with the air forces of
the United Kingdom, Italy, Brazil and
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Further information |
Spey
Repair & Overhaul
Rolls-Royce offers full repair and overhaul
facilities for the Spey in the following
countries:
- Brazil
- Canada
- UK
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