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== Company History == [[File:FirstVersions Rolls-Royce 1904-prototype1.png|thumb|This is an image of the first ever Rolls Royce automobile which was sold in London and was a symbol of wealth and high status.]] '''1904''' β Rolls Royce was established by '''Charles Rolls''' and '''Henry Royce''' as an electrical and mechanical business which sold luxury cars primarily in London. '''1914''' βΒ In response to the first world war Rolls Royce built their first aero engine- the '''Eagle''' for fighter jets. '''1953''' βΒ Rolls Royce entered the civil aviation sector with their aircraft Dart in the Vickers Viscount which became the universal standard for gas turbines in aviation. '''1960s''' β Due to jet engine misfortune the business was forcibly liquidated. The majority of company portions were bought by the government owned company Rolls Royce 1971 '''1987''' β> The company went through reform, back to the private sector through a number of M&A deals '''1998''' β '''BMW''' gained ownership of Rolls Royce leading to the creation of the new Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited [[File:Content.webp|thumb|This image shows the various models of the Trent engine which have been specially engineered over time. ]] '''2010''' β Rolls Royce produced their first '''Trent''' engine, which was used in Airbus aircrafts. Since then the Trent engine has constantly been upgraded and modified. The Trent engines now power many famous aircrafts including Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines aircrafts. '''2021'''β Rolls Royce released their βpathway to zeroβ plan in line with the Paris agreement which was agreed upon by 193 other parties. Later in the year Rolls Royce set the world record for fastest electric vehicle with an aircraft that travelled at the speed of '''555.9 km/h.'''<ref>https://www.rolls-royce.com/about/our-history.aspx</ref>
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