Rolls-Royce’s RR300 engine to power new helicopter class
Rolls-Royce yesterday formally introduced the cat that Frank Robinson let out of the bag on Thursday, the Model 300 turboshaft engine that will power Robin

Rolls-Royce yesterday formally introduced the cat that Frank Robinson let out of the bag on Thursday, the Model 300 turboshaft engine that will power Robinson’s five-place R66 and likely other helicopters in its class.

Earlier in the week, Rolls-Royce indirectly referred to the Model 300 program as “the worst best-kept secret of the year,” while deflecting specific questions about the successor to the Model 250’s low-end versions. Friday, Scott Crislip, Rolls-Royce president for helicopters and small gas turbine engines, repeated the description, then said the 300-shp (takeoff power) RR300 “has gone from vision to engine in two years.”

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