Turbo-Union RB199
RB199 three-spool afterburning turbofan family developed by Turbo-Union for the Panavia Tornado. This packet creates family identity only; RB199-34R variants, consortium actor attribution, Tornado installation, and lineage edges remain out of scope.
Identity
- Aliases
- RB199Turbo-Union RB199Turbounion RB199
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- Turbo-Union RB199
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- RB199 three-spool afterburning turbofan family developed by Turbo-Union for the Panavia Tornado. This packet creates family identity only; RB199-34R variants, consortium actor attribution, Tornado installation, and lineage edges remain out of scope.
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 18:44:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 18:44:06 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Note
- Rolls-Royce identifies RB199 as the engine for all Tornado variants, records its Turbounion collaboration boundary, and documents continuing operator support.
- Publisher
- Rolls-Royce
- Title
- RB199
- Note
- MTU establishes the RB199 development and production collaboration with Rolls-Royce and Avio Aero, its three-shaft afterburning design, and Panavia Tornado application.
- Publisher
- MTU Aero Engines
- Title
- RB199 — Powering the Tornado
- Note
- Rolls-Royce records two RB199 engines on Tornado and the shared European Turbounion development history.
- Publisher
- Rolls-Royce
- Title
- 40 years of outstanding performance