Turbo-Union

Turbo-Union Limited is a joint venture between three European aero-engine manufacturers, FiatAvio (now Avio), MTU Aero Engines and Rolls-Royce. The company's only product is the RB199, a turbofan developed specifically for the Panavia Tornado.

The ownership of the company similarly split 40% Rolls-Royce, 40% MTU, and 20% FIAT, and was based in Munchen near both NAMMA and Panavia. Turbo Union was a fully integrated and collaborative European Company, whose formal language was English, by kind and charitable agreement of the Governments concerned. The Organisation of the Company was of FG (Functional Group) kind - for example, FG4 was Concept Design Engineering, FG6 was Customer Support Engineering and Provisioning, and so on, and each chaired by a European (in which I include a Deutschland, Italian, or British person), and comprised of all three participating Company people/specialists as required. The FG also had subgroups - for example, FG4-4 was Development, FG6-2 was FTC (Flight Test Centre) support.

Turbo Union as a whole designed and produced the engine, albeit the GA(General Arrangement) drawing was assembled at Bristol from all three partners inputs. Over 2000 engines were built up to and including the 1990's, from components sourced in all three countries in approximate proportion to their Governmental support. The RAF had engines assembled and supported from Bristol, The Luftwaffe and Deutsch Marines from Munchen, and The Italian Airforce from Torino.Qinj (talk) 12:37, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Products

• Turbo-Union RB199

References

• Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

See also

• EuroJet Turbo GmbH

External links

• Rolls-Royce RB199 page