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ACOMODATION AND SETS OVERHALL
Rolls-Royce based the HP compressor on a scale-up of the RC34B eight stage research unit used in the RB401-06 Demonstrator Engine, but with a zero-stage added at the front and a tenth stage added to the rear. Pratt & Whitney developed the combustor and the2-stage air-cooled HP turbine, while the Japanese Aero Engine Corporation provided the LP compression system. MTU were responsible for the5-stage LP turbine.
The4,000th V2500 engine was delivered to the Brazilian flag carrier TAM and installed on the4,000th Airbus A320 family aircraft