Rolls-Royce SPEY 511-8
15 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Rolls-Royce SPEY 511-8 engine, rated at about 11,400 pounds of thrust. The Gulfstream G-1159 Gulfstream II and III is the model most often fitted with it (11 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1968 and 1986.
The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Rolls-Royce SPEY 511-8. FAA spelling: SPEY 511-8.
Fitted to model families
Gulfstream G-1159 Gulfstream II and III · Gulfstream American Corp G-1159 · Grumman G-1159
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Rolls-Royce SPEY 511-8 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E2EU, held by Rolls-Royce Deutschland LTD & CO Kg). The FAA has issued 7 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 26 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 8 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 7 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 26 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
- Gulfstream G-1159 Gulfstream II and III 11 with this engine series
- Gulfstream American Corp G-1159 3 with this engine series
- Grumman G-1159 1 with this engine series
- Delaware 6 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 4 of these aircraft
- New York 3 of these aircraft
- Massachusetts 1 of these aircraft
- Georgia 1 of these aircraft
- Calspan CORP 2 of these aircraft
- Aircraft Holding Solutions LLC Trustee 2 of these aircraft
- Tulsa Technology Center School District No 18 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Rolls-Royce SPEY 511-8 7 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Rolls-Royce SPEY 511-8 26 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/rolls-royce-spey-511-8.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 15
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N779LC | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tulsa Technology Center School District No 18 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2024-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888WE | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Prime Aircraft & Aviation LLC Edmond, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N218EE | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2021-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550JF | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ts Aviation LLC New York, New York |
Standard | 2021-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305LR | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aircraft Holding Solutions LLC Trustee Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17LK | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aircraft Holding Solutions LLC Trustee Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N721CF | Gulfstream American Corp. G-1159A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Calspan CORP Buffalo, New York |
Experimental | 2016-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164PA | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Phoenix Air Group INC Cartersville, Georgia |
Experimental | 2015-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N710CF | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Calspan CORP Niagara Falls, New York |
Experimental | 2014-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N183PA | Gulfstream American Corp. G-1159A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sandy Wings LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2013-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N184PA | Gulfstream American Corp. G-1159A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bartowjets LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2009-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N165PA | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rca LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2008-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74A | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Missile Defense Agency (Mda) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2005-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N178B | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Missile Defense Agency (Mda) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2004-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105TB | Grumman G-1159 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Force Material Command Esc/Dikl Hanscom Afb, Massachusetts |
Experimental | 1993-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.