Rolls-Royce Tay (turbofan family, conceptually)
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The Rolls-Royce Tay is a family of medium-bypass turbofan engines developed in the 1980s to power business jets and regional airliners, offering improved fuel efficiency and lower noise compared to earlier turbojet designs.
All labels observed (1)
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| Rolls-Royce Tay (turbofan family, conceptually) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5908868 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rolls-Royce Tay (turbofan family, conceptually) Context triple: [Rolls-Royce Nene, followedBy, Rolls-Royce Tay (turbofan family, conceptually)]
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Rolls-Royce Trent family
The Rolls-Royce Trent family is a series of high-bypass turbofan engines widely used on modern long-haul commercial airliners such as the Airbus A330, A350, A380 and Boeing 787.
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Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan is a British low-bypass jet engine widely used from the 1960s in both military and civilian aircraft for its reliability and compact, efficient design.
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Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan is a unique vectored-thrust jet engine that enables vertical and short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability in aircraft such as the Harrier family.
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Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Adour is a family of low-bypass turbofan engines developed for military trainer and light attack aircraft, noted for their reliability and widespread use in jets such as the SEPECAT Jaguar and BAE Systems Hawk.
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Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbine
The Rolls-Royce WR-21 is a marine gas turbine engine designed for advanced naval warships, featuring intercooler-recuperator technology to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rolls-Royce Tay (turbofan family, conceptually) Target entity description: The Rolls-Royce Tay is a family of medium-bypass turbofan engines developed in the 1980s to power business jets and regional airliners, offering improved fuel efficiency and lower noise compared to earlier turbojet designs.
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A.
Rolls-Royce Trent family
The Rolls-Royce Trent family is a series of high-bypass turbofan engines widely used on modern long-haul commercial airliners such as the Airbus A330, A350, A380 and Boeing 787.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan is a British low-bypass jet engine widely used from the 1960s in both military and civilian aircraft for its reliability and compact, efficient design.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan is a unique vectored-thrust jet engine that enables vertical and short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability in aircraft such as the Harrier family.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Adour is a family of low-bypass turbofan engines developed for military trainer and light attack aircraft, noted for their reliability and widespread use in jets such as the SEPECAT Jaguar and BAE Systems Hawk.
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E.
Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbine
The Rolls-Royce WR-21 is a marine gas turbine engine designed for advanced naval warships, featuring intercooler-recuperator technology to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medium-bypass turbofan
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turbofan engine family ⓘ |
| application |
Boeing 727 re-engining
ⓘ
Fokker 100 ⓘ Fokker 70 ⓘ Gulfstream G350 ⓘ Gulfstream G450 ⓘ Gulfstream IV ⓘ
linked to:
Gulfstream IV-SP
|
| bypassRatio | medium ⓘ |
| combustorType | annular combustor ⓘ |
| compressorType | axial-flow compressor ⓘ |
| cooling | air-cooled turbine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | civil version of military Spey core ⓘ |
| designGoal |
improved fuel efficiency
ⓘ
reduced noise ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| engineType | two-shaft turbofan ⓘ |
| feature |
compliance with Stage 3 noise regulations
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lower noise levels than earlier turbojets ⓘ lower specific fuel consumption than earlier turbojets ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
business jets
ⓘ
regional airliners ⓘ |
| introductionRole | replacement for older low-bypass engines on business jets ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce plc ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
business aviation
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regional jet market ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
good hot-and-high performance
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high reliability in business jet operations ⓘ |
| numberOfSpools | two ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Rolls-Royce Spey
ⓘ
linked to:
Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan
|
| status | in service ⓘ |
| thrustClass | approximately 13,000–15,000 lbf ⓘ |
| variant |
Tay 611-8
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Tay 620-15 ⓘ Tay 650-15 ⓘ |
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Subject: Rolls-Royce Tay (turbofan family, conceptually) Description of subject: The Rolls-Royce Tay is a family of medium-bypass turbofan engines developed in the 1980s to power business jets and regional airliners, offering improved fuel efficiency and lower noise compared to earlier turbojet designs.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
Rolls-Royce Nene engine