Roll royce ceased using the l410 with the switch to bmw ownership of that brand in march 1998 and introduction of a bmw sourced v12 engine in the rolls royce silver seraph.
Rolls royce l410 engine.
Rolls royce br725 engine tops one million flying.
The f130 engine based on the br725 is a perfect fit for the b 52 with flight proven reliability superb life cycle cost and low integration risk.
After bmw acquired rolls royce the name and nothing else the engine then became the sole preserve of bentley where it is still in use very highly modified in the mulsanne.
For the b 52 re engining program rolls royce will offer an f130 based on the br725 business jet engine and the engine will be produced in the us.
The result was a series of v8 engines known internally as the l410 the name relating to its bore size of 4 10 inches in accordance with the company practice.
Rolls royce purchased bentley in 1931 and the new engine was intended for use in both rolls royce and bentley automobiles.
The rolls royce engine is a copy of an american chevrolet v8 wrong.
Since 1998 therefore development and use of the l410 engine can be said to have been exclusively a bentley enterprise.
From the 50s to 1998 the engine found homes in cars of both brands.
At the end of ww2 rolls royce was a designer and manufacturer of every type of engine imaginable.
The l410 v8 engine was born in the early 50s with the role of powering bentleys and rolls royce cars.
Most powerful rolls royce business aviation engines take to the skies for the first time most powerful rolls royce business aviation.
The l410 v8 engine was born in the early 50s with the role of powering bentleys and rolls royce cars.
They made petrol engines for trucks tanks jeeps fire engines and aeroplanes.
They made huge marine diesels and small to medium diesels.
Rolls royce ceased using the l410 with the switch to bmw ownership of that brand in march 1998 and introduction of a bmw sourced v12 engine in the rolls royce silver seraph.
Since 1998 therefore development and use of the l410 engine can be said to have been exclusively a bentley enterprise.
After bmw acquired rolls royce the name and nothing else the engine then became the sole preserve of bentley where it is still in use very highly modified in the mulsanne.
And they made jet aircraft engines.