Rolls-Royce Gem

Gem
Rolls-Royce Gem at The Helicopter Museum (Weston)
TypeTurboshaft
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerRolls-Royce Limited
Major applicationsWestland Lynx

The Rolls-Royce Gem is a turboshaft engine developed specifically for the Westland Lynx helicopter in the 1970s. The design started off at de Havilland Engine division (hence the name starting with "G") and passed to Bristol Siddeley as the BS.360. Rolls-Royce bought out Bristol Siddeley in 1966 and after it dropped the Bristol Siddeley identity the engine became the RS.360.

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