Rolls-Royce Dart
Historical Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop family designed after 1945 and central to the first generation of turboprop airliners, especially the Vickers Viscount; it also powered Fokker Friendship, Herald, Argosy, Andover and other aircraft, while exact marks remain separate models.
Identity
- Aliases
- DartRolls-Royce Dart turbopropRDa Dart
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turboprop
- Name
- Rolls-Royce Dart
- Status
- historical
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Shaft Power Kw
- 2,237
- Description
- Historical Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop family designed after 1945 and central to the first generation of turboprop airliners, especially the Vickers Viscount; it also powered Fokker Friendship, Herald, Argosy, Andover and other aircraft, while exact marks remain separate models.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 01:21:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 01:21:20 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Note
- RAF Museum documents Dart development from 1945, its two-stage compressor and seven combustion chambers, Viscount airline service and broad aircraft use.
- Publisher
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Title
- Engine - Rolls-Royce Dart RDa 3 Mk.506
- Note
- Smithsonian records the Dart first run and flight-test history, selection for the Viscount, upgrades beyond 2,237 kW, 7,100 engines delivered and wide commercial and military applications.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
- Title
- Rolls-Royce Dart Mk. 520 Turboprop Engine, Cutaway