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RB199

Developed and manufactured jointly by MTU, Rolls-Royce and Avio Aero as from 1969, the RB199 engine powers the Tornado multi-role combat aircraft. The Panavia Tornado was the largest and most successful military aircraft program in Europe in the 1970s and 1980s. With a total of 2,504 copies delivered, the engine has since accumulated over seven million flying hours. A three-shaft design with afterburner and thrust reverser was chosen to meet the Tornado's diverse mission requirements, especially the extreme low-altitude missions. The RB199 is the only military engine in the world with an integrated thrust reverser.

For the first time, MTU contributed components developed and built under its own responsibility to this exceptionally successful engine, such as the intermediate- and high-pressure compressor and the intermediate-pressure turbine. For the German and Italian Air Forces, MTU developed the DECU 2020 engine control unit. Now that production has ended, the company focuses on the manufacture of spare parts, the repair of engine modules and components as well as customer and engineering technical support. MTU maintains the Tornado engines in cooperation with the German Armed Forces.

Facts

  • EIS: 1979
  • Three-shaft turbofan engine with afterburner in a thrust category of 16,000–17,000 lbf
  • Integrated thrust reverser
  • Single-crystal turbine blades
  • Modular design
  • Digital engine control unit
  • On-condition maintenance

MTU competencies

  • Program share: 40%
  • Development and manufacture of intermediate-pressure and high-pressure compressor, intermediate-pressure turbine, intermediate casing and accessory gearbox, bypass casing, thrust reverser and digital engine control unit DECU
  • Final assembly of engines for the German Air Force
  • Maintenance in cooperation with the German Armed Forces at MTU in Munich/Erding

Partners

  • Rolls-Royce 
  • Avio Aero 

Application

  • Panavia Tornado

Technical Data

Afterburner thrust (ground level)

16,000–17,000 lbf

Max. thrust without afterburner

9,217 lbf

Pressure ratio

23:1

Bypass ratio

1:1.3

Length

126 in

Max. diameter

34 in

Weight including thrust reverser

2,390 lbs

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