In 1988, Allison Engine Company (then owned by General Motors) and Rolls-Royce plc began joint studies of a 33 kN (7,400 lbf) RB580 to power the proposed Short Brothers FJX regional jet, combining the T406 core with a Rolls-Royce low-pressure spool. By late 1989, amid growing importance of the Rolls-Royce Trent engine and uncertainty over the Short Brothers project, Rolls-Royce quit. Allison Engine Company pursued the engine alone, revising the design as a new wide-chord snubberless (or clapperless) titanium fan and low-pressure turbine.[1]
On March 23, 1990, Allison's GMA 3007 was selected to power the Embraer EMB-145 regional jet.[2] In September 1990, it was selected for the Cessna Citation X.[1] The engine was first ground tested in mid-1991.[3] On August 21, 1992, the engine had its first test flight on a Cessna Citation VIItestbed aircraft.[4] In 1995, Rolls-Royce bought Allison Engine Company and the engine had its first flight on the EMB-145. The Citation X AE3007C, producing 28.655 kN (6,442 lbf), was certificated by the FAA in February 1995; while the EMB-145 AE3007A, producing 39 kN (8,800 lbf), was certificated in mid-1996.[1]
More than 3,400 engines have been delivered.[5] In 2014, 2,976 civil engines were installed.[6] In 2017, the AE 3007 in the ERJ family had flown over 53 million hours and over 44 million cycles.[7] It was flown for more than 60 million hours.[8] The engine is manufactured at the Rolls-Royce North America engine plant in Indianapolis, Indiana.[9]
Design
The AE 3007 is a direct drive turbofan engine with a single stage fan, a 14-stage axial compressor with 6 stages of variable vanes including inlet guide vanes, an annular combustor, a two-stage high pressure turbine and a 3-stage low pressure turbine. The accessory gearbox is mounted at its bottom and two single channel FADEC units are mounted in the aircraft. It has fore and aft mounting provisions for underwing pylon or aft fuselage installation.[10] The AE 3007 has a thrust-specific fuel consumption (TSFC) of 0.36 lb/(lbf⋅h) (10 g/(kN⋅s)) at static sea level takeoff and 0.65 lb/(lbf⋅h) (18 g/(kN⋅s)) at a cruise speed of Mach 0.8 and altitude of 35,010 ft (10,670 m).[11] The engine's A variant was designed to produce a cruise thrust of 6.3 kN (640 kgf; 1,420 lbf) at Mach 0.8 and 41,000 ft (12,000 m) altitude.[12]
A proposed 8,000 lbf (36 kN; 3,600 kgf) thrust variant with a 38.5 in (98 cm) diameter fan[14]
AE3009
A proposed 9,000 lbf (40 kN; 4,100 kgf) thrust version with a new high-pressure turbine ceramic-matrix composite tailcone[15]
GMA 3010 / AE 3010
A 10,000 lbf (44.5 kN; 4,540 kgf) thrust variant, which was to power the Yakovlev Yak-77 twin-engine business jet[16] as a derated variant of the GMA 3012 with a 44 in diameter (112 cm) fan[17]
GMA 3012 / AE 3012
A proposed 12,000 lbf (53 kN; 5,400 kgf) thrust variant with a 44 in diameter (112 cm) fan, two-stage intermediate compressor, an extra stage in the low pressure turbine, and an advanced high pressure turbine[14]
GMA 3014 / GMA 3014 ADV
A proposed variant targeted toward the Regioplane consortium's 80-130-seat Regioliner RL 92/RL 122 (the successor to the MPC 75),[18] with a 55 in diameter (140 cm) fan,[17] 14,000–20,000 lbf (62–89 kN; 6,400–9,100 kgf) of thrust, a new eight-stage compressor, dual-bank combustor, and a four-stage low pressure turbine[19]
^ abcdeGuy Norris (10 April 1996). "Baby big fan". Flight International.
^"Allison Gas Turbine wins pact". Indianapolis Star. 24 March 1990. p. D–12. ISSN 1930-2533.
^"Allison begins ground tests of GMA 3007 commercial turbofan engine". Headline News. Aviation Week & Space Technology. New York City, New York, USA. 5 August 1991. p. 64. ISSN 0005-2175.
^"Mix and match". Flying. Vol. 119, no. 11. November 1992. p. 32. ISSN 0015-4806.
^"AE 3007 for Transport, Tanker, Patrol & Tactical". Rolls-Royce.
^"Rolls-Royce AE3007: Power for Embraer and Cessna" (PDF). Rolls-Royce.
^ abcde"Type Certificate Data Sheet No. IM.E.044 for AE 3007 Series Engines" (PDF). EASA. 22 May 2015.
^ abÉlodie Roux (2007). Turbofan and turbojet engines: Database handbook. p. 50. ISBN9782952938013. OCLC 879328119.
^Moll, Nigel (June 1991). "Citation X is a 10". Flying. pp. 106–108, 110, 114. ISSN 0015-4806.
^Bombeau, Bernard (May 1997). "Regional manufacturers carve up the market". Cover story. Interavia. Vol. 52, no. 609. pp. 33–38. ISSN 1423-3215. OCLC 203451782.
^ abMoorman, Robert W. (July 1993). "The leader of the pack". Air Transport World. Vol. 30, no. 7. pp. 58+. ISSN 0002-2543. Gale A14069032.
^Sweetman, Bill (October 1994). "New power for regionals". Finance, markets & industry. Interavia. Vol. 49, no. 583. Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. pp. 16–18. ISSN 1423-3215. OCLC 199793280.
^Gethin, Howard; Pite, Jennifer (7 March 1995). "Better business: Business improved for corporate-aircraft makers in 1994 and the upswing is expected to continue". FlightGlobal. London, England, U.K.
^ ab"Allison stakes much of civil and commercial future on T406: Core will carry division from 6,000 lbst. to 12,000 lbst". Aerospace Propulsion. Vol. 3, no. 10. 14 May 1992. pp. 1+. ISSN 1050-5245 – via Factiva.
^Thomalla, Volker K. (February 1992). Regioplane consortium to develop 80-130-seat passenger liner. Science & Technology: Europe (Report). JPRS Report. Translated by Foreign Broadcast Information Service (published 27 March 1992). Flug Revue. pp. 5–7.
^Moorman, Robert W. (November 1992). "The race is on". Air Transport World. Vol. 29, no. 11. pp. 73+. ISSN 0002-2543. Gale A12860535.
^"Type Certificate Data Sheet No. TE6CH" (PDF). FAA. 30 December 2016.
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The Rolls Royce AE 3007 US military F137 is a turbofan engine produced by Rolls Royce North America sharing a common core with the Rolls Royce T406 AE 1107 and AE 2100 The engine was originally developed by the Allison Engine Company hence the AE in the model number AE 3007AE 3007 on a Cessna Citation XType TurbofanNational origin United StatesManufacturer Allison Engine Company Rolls Royce North AmericaFirst run 1991 1 Major applications Boeing MQ 25 Stingray Cessna Citation X Embraer ERJ family Northrop Grumman RQ 4 Global Hawk Northrop Grumman MQ 4C TritonNumber built 3 400 Developed from Rolls Royce T406 Contents 1 Development 2 Design 3 Variants 4 Applications 5 Specifications 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksDevelopment Edit AE 3007 on an Embraer ERJ 145 In 1988 Allison Engine Company then owned by General Motors and Rolls Royce plc began joint studies of a 33 kN 7 400 lbf RB580 to power the proposed Short Brothers FJX regional jet combining the T406 core with a Rolls Royce low pressure spool By late 1989 amid growing importance of the Rolls Royce Trent engine and uncertainty over the Short Brothers project Rolls Royce quit Allison Engine Company pursued the engine alone revising the design as a new wide chord snubberless or clapperless titanium fan and low pressure turbine 1 On March 23 1990 Allison s GMA 3007 was selected to power the Embraer EMB 145 regional jet 2 In September 1990 it was selected for the Cessna Citation X 1 The engine was first ground tested in mid 1991 3 On August 21 1992 the engine had its first test flight on a Cessna Citation VII testbed aircraft 4 In 1995 Rolls Royce bought Allison Engine Company and the engine had its first flight on the EMB 145 The Citation X AE3007C producing 28 655 kN 6 442 lbf was certificated by the FAA in February 1995 while the EMB 145 AE3007A producing 39 kN 8 800 lbf was certificated in mid 1996 1 In 1995 Teledyne Ryan selected the AE3007H for the Tier II unmanned surveillance aircraft now the Northrop Grumman RQ 4 Global Hawk which required long endurance at up to 70 000 ft 21 000 m It was tested at these altitudes in February 1996 at the Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee and the first was delivered in May 1996 1 More than 3 400 engines have been delivered 5 In 2014 2 976 civil engines were installed 6 In 2017 the AE 3007 in the ERJ family had flown over 53 million hours and over 44 million cycles 7 It was flown for more than 60 million hours 8 The engine is manufactured at the Rolls Royce North America engine plant in Indianapolis Indiana 9 Design EditThe AE 3007 is a direct drive turbofan engine with a single stage fan a 14 stage axial compressor with 6 stages of variable vanes including inlet guide vanes an annular combustor a two stage high pressure turbine and a 3 stage low pressure turbine The accessory gearbox is mounted at its bottom and two single channel FADEC units are mounted in the aircraft It has fore and aft mounting provisions for underwing pylon or aft fuselage installation 10 The AE 3007 has a thrust specific fuel consumption TSFC of 0 36 lb lbf h 10 g kN s at static sea level takeoff and 0 65 lb lbf h 18 g kN s at a cruise speed of Mach 0 8 and altitude of 35 010 ft 10 670 m 11 The engine s A variant was designed to produce a cruise thrust of 6 3 kN 640 kgf 1 420 lbf at Mach 0 8 and 41 000 ft 12 000 m altitude 12 Variants EditAE 3007C C1 C2Cessna Citation XAE 3007A A1 A1 1 A1 3 A3 A1P A1E A2Embraer ERJ family Embraer Legacy 600 Embraer R 99AE 3007G Proposed powerplant for the 48 50 seat Fairchild Dornier 528JET 13 AE 3007H F137 Northrop Grumman RQ 4 Global Hawk Northrop Grumman MQ 4C TritonAE 3007NBoeing MQ 25 StingrayGMA 3008 A proposed 8 000 lbf 36 kN 3 600 kgf thrust variant with a 38 5 in 98 cm diameter fan 14 AE3009 A proposed 9 000 lbf 40 kN 4 100 kgf thrust version with a new high pressure turbine ceramic matrix composite tailcone 15 GMA 3010 AE 3010 A 10 000 lbf 44 5 kN 4 540 kgf thrust variant which was to power the Yakovlev Yak 77 twin engine business jet 16 as a derated variant of the GMA 3012 with a 44 in diameter 112 cm fan 17 GMA 3012 AE 3012 A proposed 12 000 lbf 53 kN 5 400 kgf thrust variant with a 44 in diameter 112 cm fan two stage intermediate compressor an extra stage in the low pressure turbine and an advanced high pressure turbine 14 GMA 3014 GMA 3014 ADV A proposed variant targeted toward the Regioplane consortium s 80 130 seat Regioliner RL 92 RL 122 the successor to the MPC 75 18 with a 55 in diameter 140 cm fan 17 14 000 20 000 lbf 62 89 kN 6 400 9 100 kgf of thrust a new eight stage compressor dual bank combustor and a four stage low pressure turbine 19 Applications EditBoeing MQ 25 Stingray Cessna Citation X Embraer ERJ family Embraer Legacy 600 Embraer R 99 Northrop Grumman RQ 4 Global Hawk Northrop Grumman MQ 4C TritonSpecifications Edit Undergoing maintenance AE 3007 data sheet 20 Variant AE 3007C AE 3007ACompressor Single stage fan and 14 stage axial HP 10 Fan 24 blades 38 5 in 98 cm diameter 21 Combustor Annular 10 Turbine 2 stage HP 3 stage LP 10 Takeoff thrust 6 442 7 042 lbf 28 66 31 32 kN 7 580 9 500 lbf 33 7 42 3 kN Fan shaft rpm 7 344 7 518 7 716 8 248Gas generator rpm 15 196 15 452 15 452 16 245Length 115 08 in 292 3 cm Width 46 14 in 117 2 cm Height 55 70 in 141 5 cm Weight 1 614 1 641 lb 732 744 kg 1 657 1 681 lb 752 762 kg Thrust to weight 4 4 3 4 6 5 6TSFCSSL 0 36 lb lbf h 10 g kN s 11 Interstage Turbine Temperature 10 888 907 C 1 630 1 665 F 921 970 C 1 690 1 778 F Overall Pressure ratio 23 1 21 Bypass ratio 5 1 21 See also EditRelated development Rolls Royce AE 2100 Rolls Royce T406 AE 1107 Comparable engines General Electric CF34 Honeywell HTF7000 Lycoming ALF 502 Pratt amp Whitney Canada PW300Related lists List of aircraft enginesReferences Edit a b c d e Guy Norris 10 April 1996 Baby big fan Flight International Allison Gas Turbine wins pact Indianapolis Star 24 March 1990 p D 12 ISSN 1930 2533 Allison begins ground tests of GMA 3007 commercial turbofan engine Headline News Aviation Week amp Space Technology New York City New York USA 5 August 1991 p 64 ISSN 0005 2175 Mix and match Flying Vol 119 no 11 November 1992 p 32 ISSN 0015 4806 AE 3007 for Transport Tanker Patrol amp Tactical Rolls Royce Civil engine deliveries installed base PDF Rolls Royce 2017 AE 3007 infographic PDF Rolls Royce 24 October 2017 AE 3007 for business aviation Rolls Royce Rolls Royce AE3007 Power for Embraer and Cessna PDF Rolls Royce a b c d e Type Certificate Data Sheet No IM E 044 for AE 3007 Series Engines PDF EASA 22 May 2015 a b Elodie Roux 2007 Turbofan and turbojet engines Database handbook p 50 ISBN 9782952938013 OCLC 879328119 Moll Nigel June 1991 Citation X is a 10 Flying pp 106 108 110 114 ISSN 0015 4806 Bombeau Bernard May 1997 Regional manufacturers carve up the market Cover story Interavia Vol 52 no 609 pp 33 38 ISSN 1423 3215 OCLC 203451782 a b Moorman Robert W July 1993 The leader of the pack Air Transport World Vol 30 no 7 pp 58 ISSN 0002 2543 Gale A14069032 Sweetman Bill October 1994 New power for regionals Finance markets amp industry Interavia Vol 49 no 583 Minneapolis Minnesota U S A pp 16 18 ISSN 1423 3215 OCLC 199793280 Gethin Howard Pite Jennifer 7 March 1995 Better business Business improved for corporate aircraft makers in 1994 and the upswing is expected to continue FlightGlobal London England U K a b Allison stakes much of civil and commercial future on T406 Core will carry division from 6 000 lbst to 12 000 lbst Aerospace Propulsion Vol 3 no 10 14 May 1992 pp 1 ISSN 1050 5245 via Factiva Thomalla Volker K February 1992 Regioplane consortium to develop 80 130 seat passenger liner Science amp Technology Europe Report JPRS Report Translated by Foreign Broadcast Information Service published 27 March 1992 Flug Revue pp 5 7 Moorman Robert W November 1992 The race is on Air Transport World Vol 29 no 11 pp 73 ISSN 0002 2543 Gale A12860535 Type Certificate Data Sheet No TE6CH PDF FAA 30 December 2016 a b c AE 3007 Poster PDF Rolls Royce 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rolls Royce AE 3007 for regional airliners for business aviation for UAVs for Transport Tanker Patrol amp Tactical Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rolls Royce AE 3007 amp oldid 1151890645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
