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The Royal Malaysian Air Force is a key Rolls-Royce customer
with around 100 engines in service and, with total Adour-powered
BAE Systems Hawk aircraft flying hours now approaching 35,000,
is one of the most experienced Hawk operators in the world.
The RMAF operates a fleet of 21 Adour Mk871 powered Hawk
aircraft, seven Aermacchi MB339 trainer aircraft powered
by the Viper engine and 14 Lockheed Martin C-130H transport
aircraft powered by the T56 engine.
The Adour jet engine is a two-shaft turbofan developed
by Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca, a joint venture between Rolls-Royce
and Turbomeca. Derived from the Adour family that powers
the world’s most popular trainer aircraft, the BAE
SYSTEMS Hawk, the Adour Mk951 incorporates technology from
both the Trent and EJ200 engines.
The Rolls-Royce policy of applying its technology and expertise
across various product lines has enhanced the development
of the Adour Mk951, featuring increased thrust, lower life
cycle costs and improved performance with up to twice the
service life of the Adour Mk871.
To date, Rolls-Royce has secured over 2,800 Adour orders
from 20 different armed forces, with the latest generation
Adour Mk951 on order by the UK, South Africa and Bahrain,
and also under consideration from a number of other export
customers worldwide.
Military transport leader
The transport arm of the RMAF currently operates a fleet
of 14 C-130H aircraft powered by the Rolls-Royce T56 engine,
some of which are equipped with inflight refuelling capability.
At LIMA in December 2005, the Malaysian government announced
the purchase of four Airbus A400M military aircraft.
Rolls-Royce, the world leader in engines for military transport,
is a 28 per cent shareholder in EuroProp International which
is developing the TP400-D6 engine to power the Airbus Military
A400M transport aircraft.
In an important milestone in July 2005, Rolls-Royce delivered
the first high-pressure compressor (HPC) for the TP400-D6
engine.
The compressor will form the core of the largest modern
turboprop engine in the world which will power the Airbus
A400M military transport aircraft. Design and development
of the HPC has been undertaken at Rolls-Royce facilities
in Germany and the UK, with final assembly taking place
at the company's centre for compressor development
at Dahlewitz, outside Berlin.
The first TP400-D6 engine was run on the test bed in October
2005 and certification of the engine is scheduled for October
2007, with the A400M first flight taking place shortly thereafter.
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