In conversation with Rolls-Royce CTO Paul Stein
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New Rolls-Royce testbed ready for UltraFan
Engine maker Rolls-Royce recently officially opened a brand-new indoor testbed for the future generation of powerplants. Called Testbed 80 and situated at its Derby headquarters, the facility will be the home of UltraFan when the demonstrator starts ground testing in 2022.…
XWB tops Rolls-Royce’s engine flying hours’ list
Engine flying hours on Rolls-Royce’s large commercial engines have gradually recovered in the past months but remain well-below 2019 levels as Covid-restrictions continue to impact air travel. The UK engine maker provided a trading update on December 11, anticipating a…
Rolls-Royce on top of Trent 1000-issues – so it hopes
Reports on August 10 of a Norwegian Boeing 787-8 trashing the Rome Fiumicino-airport area with parts from its number 1 Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-engine after take-off raise the question: is this part of the known Trent 1000-issue or a new one?…