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Rolls-Royce completes ground-testing of technology set to power all-electric plane
Rolls-Royce has completed testing of the ground-breaking technology that will power one of the world’s fastest all-electric planes. All the technology has been tested on a full-scale replica of the plane’s core, called an ‘ionBird’, including a 500hp electric powertrain powerful enough to set speed records and a battery with enough…
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Rolls-Royce launches Power Lab to drive future technologies
Rolls-Royce with its Power Systems business has set up a new organisational unit 'Power Lab' to focus on innovative and net zero carbon drive and energy solutions.
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Boom Supersonic and Rolls-Royce collaborate on Overture aircraft engine
Boom Supersonic and Rolls-Royce announced an engagement agreement to explore the pairing of a Rolls-Royce propulsion system with Boom’s flagship supersonic passenger aircraft, Overture. The goal of the new agreement is to work together to identify the propulsion system that would complement Boom’s Overture airframe.
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Rolls-Royce starts building UltraFan blades
Rolls-Royce has started manufacture of the world’s largest fan blades, for its UltraFan® demonstrator engine that will set new standards in efficiency and sustainability.
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Rolls-Royce opens new facility in Bristol
A new Rolls-Royce facility which will develop jet engine technologies set to transform flight, reduce emissions and set new benchmarks for efficiency has opened in Bristol, UK. The composite technology hub will develop fan blades and fan cases which significantly reduce weight in a jet engine, lowering fuel consumption and…
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Rolls-Royce unveils an all-electric plane that targets speed of 300+ mph (480+ kmh)
Rolls-Royce’s ambitions to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft have taken an important step forward with the unveiling of the plane at Gloucestershire Airport. Work will now begin on integrating the ground-breaking electrical propulsion system to enable the zero-emissions plane to make a run for the record books with a…
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Rolls-Royce completes first hybrid aero-propulsion tests
Rolls-Royce has taken a significant step towards realising their ambition to provide hybrid-electric propulsion systems for the next generation of aviation, with successful ground tests of a hybrid system using their M250 gas turbine – a highly successful engine usually powering helicopters.
Read More » Rolls-Royce UltraFan’s Advanced Low Pressure System testing gets underway
Engineers at Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, have tested a key component of the UltraFan engine design. UltraFan will deliver weight, noise and fuel burn reductions, and will be 25% more efficient than a first-generation Trent engine.
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3D printed parts and new materials help Rolls-Royce to engine test success
The technology demonstrator engine is proving both technology and a new core for Rolls-Royce UltraFan engine design which will be available from 2025.
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Rolls-Royce announces launch of Pearl engine family
The engine has been purpose-built and will be the sole engine for Bombardier’s latest business jets, the Global 5500 aircraft and the Global 6500 aircraft.
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