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Trent family will benefit from UltraFan technology by 2025

Rolls-Royce intends to feed technology bricks from the UltraFan demonstrator engine into existing Trent programs within two to three years. Although UltraFan has just started ground tests, some technology will be available sooner rather than later. Trent family will...

Rolls-Royce UltraFan demonstrator completes first test

Rolls-Royce has run the first test of the UltraFan technology demonstrator engine. The test was successfully completed using Testbed 80 in Derby, where preparations have been underway since December. The engine maker issued an embargoed press statement on Wednesday...

Rolls-Royce and Airbus to collaborate on Ultrafan

Today, at ILA, Rolls-Royce and Airbus announced a collaboration agreement for the integration of Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan demonstrator for flight testing. The integration solutions demonstration will be co-funded by Clean Sky 2, the European Union research programme...

Rolls-Royce Advance3 progress

Rolls-Royce is developing engine technologies in phases for its next generation of big engines. The start of the process is Advance, where the new core is developed. The Advance3 demonstrator engine is part of this process. The color sections show where the Advance3...

Rolls-Royce UltraFan demonstrator completes first test

Rolls-Royce UltraFan demonstrator completes first test

May 18, 2023 | Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, Ultrafan

Rolls-Royce has run the first test of the UltraFan technology demonstrator engine. The test was successfully completed...

Rolls-Royce and Airbus to collaborate on Ultrafan

Apr 25, 2018 | Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Ultrafan

Today, at ILA, Rolls-Royce and Airbus announced a collaboration agreement for the integration of Rolls-Royce’s...

Rolls-Royce Advance3 progress

Jul 14, 2017 | Rolls-Royce, Ultrafan

Rolls-Royce is developing engine technologies in phases for its next generation of big engines. The start of the...

Premium – Powering the enhanced A321 and a putative 797

May 12, 2017 | Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, CFM International, General Electric, International Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, premium, Rolls-Royce, Safran, SNECMA, Ultrafan

This week we have seen two good sources discussing how Airbus is likely to respond to a potential new Boeing. The...

An example of the disruption Additive Manufacturing drives

Nov 8, 2016 | ATP, CFM International, Engine Alliance, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Safran, Ultrafan

GE has been at the forefront of additive manufacturing for a while. Though not alone in seeing the benfits from this...

Rolls-Royce’s geared fan coming along

Oct 28, 2016 | Airbus, Airbus A380, General Category, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Ultrafan

On Monday Rolls-Royce announced that it had "run the world’s most powerful aerospace gearbox for the first time,...

What if Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney overcame their history?

Sep 4, 2015 | Airbus, Boeing, CFM International, Engine Alliance, Engines, General Electric, International Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Ultrafan

Aerospace is a big business but it is an industry increasingly consolidated. Big business yes, but a shrinking...

Liebherr and Rolls-Royce Create JV to Build Gearbox for UltraFan

Jun 11, 2015 | Liebherr-Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, Ultrafan

Rolls-Royce announced a partnership with Liebherr-Aerospace to build the gearbox for the forthcoming UltraFan engine. ...