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Rolls Royce 250-C20B Engine: Because Sometimes You Just Need a Luxury Engine In Your Plane

rr engineWhen most people think of the name Rolls Royce, they think of  insanely expensive hand made English cars. But what many people don’t know is that Rolls Royce also makes turboshaft engines designed for small aircraft like planes and helicopters. And now currently up for auction via a popular a popular seized government auction website is this Rolls Royce 250-C20B Engine. This engine features four to six-stage axial and single-stage centrifugal compressors, two-stage LP turbines, two-stage HP turbines with a hydromechanical fuel control system, and a gearbox with a 6,000rpm output. Sounds impressive right? Well it sure is! The M250 engine remains the industry-standard, and an estimated 16,000 of these engines are currently in service. The current asking price for it is $1,000 with no bids as of yet. If you’d like to learn more about this online seized property auction, then click here to begin your 3 day free trial account.