Rolls-Royce/MTU RB193-12
Historical Rolls-Royce/MAN Turbo (later MTU) RB193-12 vectored lift/cruise turbofan prototype for the VFW VAK 191B VTOL aircraft. Deutsches Museum records the engine's two-shaft architecture and four swiveling nozzles; the record remains a development/test identity with no production claim.
Identity
- Aliases
- RB193-12RB.193-12RB 193-12
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- Rolls-Royce/MTU RB193-12
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Historical Rolls-Royce/MAN Turbo (later MTU) RB193-12 vectored lift/cruise turbofan prototype for the VFW VAK 191B VTOL aircraft. Deutsches Museum records the engine's two-shaft architecture and four swiveling nozzles; the record remains a development/test identity with no production claim.
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 00:12:44 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 00:12:44 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- The Deutsches Museum identifies one Rolls-Royce/MTU RB193-12 as the VAK 191B lift/cruise engine and distinguishes two RB162-81 lift engines.
- Publisher
- Deutsches Museum
- Title
- VAK 191 — Flugwerft Schleißheim
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- The museum preserves the RR/MTU RB 193 as a distinct 1965 aircraft-propulsion exhibit.
- Publisher
- Deutsches Museum
- Title
- Exhibits — Flugwerft Schleißheim
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA technical material references the MTU RB 193-12 engine in the V/STOL propulsion-development context.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- MTU RB 193-12 engine