Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust

Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust
An Olympus 593 and a BR710 at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby.
Established	1981
Location	Derby, Derbyshire (Headquarters)
Website	https://www.rolls-royce.com/about/heritage-trust.aspx

The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust is an organisation that was founded in 1981 to preserve the history of Rolls-Royce Limited, Rolls-Royce Holdings and all merged or acquired companies. Five volunteer led branches exist, three in England, one in Scotland and a North American branch.^[1]

Branches

Derby and Hucknall

The collection is located within the Company campus at Sinfin. The site at Osmaston Road is now permanently closed.^{[citation needed]}

A separate site with a smaller engine collection details the history of the Rolls-Royce Flight Test Establishment at Hucknall.^[2]

Coventry and Ansty

The Coventry and Ansty branch examples of Armstrong Siddeley rocket designs is kept at the Derby site.

Bristol

The Bristol branch engine collection is housed in the Sir Roy Fedden Heritage Centre. As well as Roy Fedden designed engines from the Bristol Aeroplane Company and products built by Bristol Siddeley a number of de Havilland and Blackburn types are displayed.^[3]

Scotland

The Scottish branch of the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust is based in the village of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire and has a collection of engines that were produced at the Hillington and East Kilbride factories.^[4]

Indianapolis

The Indianapolis branch of the trust chronicles the history of the Allison Engine Company which was acquired by Rolls-Royce in 1995 as well as later and current products of Rolls-Royce North America.^[5]

Publications

The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust publishes a range of books and other media specialising in aero engine subjects and other products, company personnel and history topics.^[6]

Twice a year, members receive a publication - The Journal.

References

Notes

^ Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Retrieved: 10 October 2019
^ www.rolls-royce.com - Derby and Hucknall branch Retrieved: 15 August 2019
^ www.rolls-royce.com - Bristol branch Retrieved: 15 August 2019
^ www.rolls-royce.com - Scottish branch Retrieved: 15 August 2019
^ www.rolls-royce.com - Indianapolis branch Retrieved: 15 August 2019
^ www.rolls-royce.com - Publications Retrieved: 15 August 2019

External links

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British aviation museums

England

north	Avro Heritage Museum Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre Science and Industry Museum (Manchester) North East Land, Sea and Air Museums Real Aeroplane Company Solway Aviation Museum South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Yorkshire Air Museum
east	City of Norwich Aviation Museum de Havilland Aircraft Museum Imperial War Museum Duxford list Kent Battle of Britain Museum Lashenden Air Warfare Museum Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum Royal Air Force Museum London list Science Museum, London Shuttleworth Collection Shoreham Aircraft Museum The 453rd Bombardment Group Museum
south	Army Flying Museum Boscombe Down Aviation Collection Bournemouth Aviation Museum Brooklands Museum Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Gatwick Aviation Museum Gliding Heritage Centre Jet Age Museum Museum of Berkshire Aviation RAF Manston History Museum Solent Sky Tangmere Military Aviation Museum The Helicopter Museum Wings Museum
west	Aerospace Bristol Flambards Theme Park Fleet Air Arm Museum Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Bristol
central	East Midlands Aeropark Midland Air Museum Newark Air Museum Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Derby and Hucknall Royal Air Force Museum Midlands list Sywell Aviation Museum Wellesbourne Wartime Museum

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Ulster Aviation Society
Ulster Folk and Transport Museums

Isle of Man

Manx Aviation and Military Museum

Wales

Rolls-Royce Limited aero engines

Piston engines

By name:	Buzzard Condor Crecy Eagle (V-12) Eagle XVI (X-16) Eagle (H-24) Exe Falcon Goshawk Griffon Hawk Kestrel Merlin Pennine Peregrine "R" Vulture
By company designation:	PV12 Type H Type G Type F Type R

Rocket engines

Larch
Rolls-Royce RZ.2

Turbojets

Turbofans

Adour
Conway
M45H (with SNECMA)
Medway
Pegasus
RB153 (with MAN Turbo)
RB168-62
RB.175
RB178
RB.193 (with MAN Turbo)
RB199 (as Turbo-Union)
RB202
RB211
RB220
RB235
Spey
Trent (RB203)

Turboprops/Turboshafts

Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick (RB)
designations

RB23
RB37
RB39
RB41
RB44
RB50
RB53
RB80
RB82
RB93
RB106
RB108
RB109
RB140
RB141
RB142
RB145
RB146
RB153
RB.162
RB163
RB168
RB168-62
RB172
RB174
RB175
RB176
RB177
RB178
RB181
RB.193
RB199
RB202
RB203
RB211
RB220
RB235
RB410
RB508

Aero-derivative industrial
and marine engines

Piston engines:	Rolls-Royce Meteor Rolls-Royce Meteorite
Gas turbines:	Marine Olympus Marine Spey

Designers

See also Rolls-Royce Holdings and Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust

v t e Rolls-Royce Holdings aero engines and aircraft
Turbofans	Advance 2 Advance 3 AE 3007† BR700‡ EJ200‡ F136‡ RB183 RB282 RB401 RJ500‡ Spey Junior Tay Trent series (Trent 500 Trent 700 Trent 800 Trent 900 Trent 1000 Trent XWB Trent 7000) V2500‡
Turboprops/Turboshafts	501 (variants)† AE 2100† M250† MTR390‡ RR300 RR500 T56† T406† T800‡ TP400‡
Other fan-type engines	RB529 RB2011 RB3011 LiftSystem
Aero-derivative industrial and marine gas turbines	MT30 MT7 WR-21‡
Aircraft	ACCEL
Symbol † indicates Allison engines Symbol ‡ indicates Joint development aero engines See also Rolls-Royce Limited aero engines and Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust