Adour | |
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An Adour Mk 102 at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford | |
Type | Turbofan |
Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited |
Built by | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
First run | 1968 |
Major applications | BAE Hawk McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk Mitsubishi F-1 SEPECAT Jaguar |
Number built | >2,800 |
The Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour is a two-shaft low bypass turbofan aircraft engine developed by Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited, a joint venture between Rolls-Royce (UK) and Turbomeca (France). The engine is named after the Adour, a river in south western France.[1]