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| A Trent turbofan engine installed on a test bench at the Rolls-Royce Test Facility in Derby, UK. | |
| Type | Turbofan |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Holdings |
| First run | 27 August 1990 |
| Major applications | Airbus A330 Airbus A340-500 Airbus A340-600 Airbus A350 Airbus A380 Boeing 777 Boeing 787 |
| Developed from | Rolls-Royce RB211 |
| Variants | Rolls-Royce Trent 500 Rolls-Royce Trent 700 Rolls-Royce Trent 800 Rolls-Royce Trent 900 Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 |
| Developed into | Rolls-Royce MT30 |
The Rolls-Royce Trent is a family of high-bypass turbofans produced by Rolls-Royce. It continues the three spool architecture of the RB211 with a maximum thrust ranging from 61,900 to 97,000 lbf (275 to 431 kN). Launched as the RB-211-524L in June 1988, the prototype first ran in August 1990. Its first variant is the Trent 700 introduced on the Airbus A330 in March 1995, then the Trent 800 for the Boeing 777 (1996), the Trent 500 for the A340 (2002), the Trent 900 for the A380 (2007), the Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 (2011), the Trent XWB for the A350 (2015), and the Trent 7000 for the A330neo (2018). It has also marine and industrial variants like the RR MT30.