Miners Rest,, Australia — An enormous Rolls-Royce plane engine has been donated to the Ballarat Aviation Museum.
The turbo fan engine, titled Rolls-Royce RB211, was handed over by Federation Training and Field Air.
Chief engineer for Field Air Maintenance Cameron Wright said the behemoth, more than 40 years old and weighing several tonnes, is an important part of Rolls-Royce’s history.
“It’s one of the engines, probably due to the huge cost of development, that caused Rolls-Royce to go into insolvency,” Mr Wright said.
“It was the turning point in Rolls-Royce’s history.
“It’s an important in aviation history.”
Mr Wright said the engine, taken from the Field Air hangar, was too important to scrap since being designated surplus to training requirements.
“It provides a great un-cowled example of one of these large high-bypass turbofan engines,” he said.
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