Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour

The Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour is a two-shaft, low-bypass turbofan developed by Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited, a joint venture between Rolls-Royce in the United Kingdom and Turbomeca in France, and named after a river in south-western France. It was designed mainly to power the Anglo-French SEPECAT Jaguar strike aircraft, had its first successful test run in 1968, and is built in versions with or without reheat. By July 2009 more than 2,800 had been produced for over 20 armed forces. Dry versions power the BAE Hawk trainer, and the United States Navy T-45 Goshawk uses a derivative designated the F405-RR-401. The Mk 951 was a more fundamental redesign with a new fan and combustor and full authority digital engine control, and it was certified in 2005. The engine was also built under licence in Japan by Ishikawajima-Harima and in India by Hindustan Aeronautics.