Rolls-Royce T56 family
Active Rolls-Royce T56 military turboprop family and commercial 501-D derivative, powering C-130H Hercules, P-3 Orion, E-2 Hawkeye and other aircraft; Rolls-Royce documents more than 18,000 engines produced and more than 230 million operating hours.
Identity
- Aliases
- T56Rolls-Royce T56T56/501-D familyAllison T56
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turboprop
- Name
- Rolls-Royce T56 family
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Active Rolls-Royce T56 military turboprop family and commercial 501-D derivative, powering C-130H Hercules, P-3 Orion, E-2 Hawkeye and other aircraft; Rolls-Royce documents more than 18,000 engines produced and more than 230 million operating hours.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 01:59:24 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 01:59:24 UTC
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- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- Manufacturer identifies T56 as a single-shaft turboprop family and its commercial 501-D version, with 18,000+ engines produced and 230+ million operating hours.
- Publisher
- Rolls-Royce
- Title
- T56
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- Manufacturer documents T56 service on C-130H, P-3 and E-2 aircraft and more than 220 million T56 service hours.
- Publisher
- Rolls-Royce
- Title
- T56 and AE 2100 milestones