RR Trent 1000 for the 787 first start up - On Schedule
 

Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the first test bed run of its Trent 1000 engine, being developed for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The engine ran exactly to schedule against the date of 14 February set almost three years earlier.

As launch engine on the Boeing 787, the Trent 1000 is the first of the aircraft’s powerplants to run, and will also be the first in the air when it takes to the skies on a Rolls-Royce Boeing 747 flying test bed in the first quarter of 2007.

Following certification by the airworthiness authorities next summer, it will power the 787 Dreamliner’s first flight and will begin commercial operations with launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways) in mid 2008.

More here:
http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/showPR.jsp?PR_ID=40302

With kerosene prices where they are - efficient engines and fuel-saving airframes like these are the future of commercial aviation. Nice going RR !

Superb! :ok:

A company to be proud of, and that's becoming rarer these days!

Wonder if they'd care to take over the running of UK plc? The current "administrators" (using the term loosely in their case) seem hell bent on killing it off!

35 years flying RR powered machines (Trident, 757, 767, 777) and never had a failure.

Have you seen the picture of the "modified 747" that will be used to "transport major assemblies from factory to factory"?

http://www.aircraft-info.net/aircraf...eamliner_9.jpg

If Boeing could put 2 or maybe even 3 decks in that, and some windows, maybe the 380 would have competition! (or maybe I have just discovered the way that Boeing plan to avoid critisism and test the 797) - Remember - you heard it on PPRuNe ;)

(Though one has to admit that it's butt-ugly :yuk: :E )

Jesus that is ugly,
At least it is'nt flying yet unlike the ugly A380.(Personal opinion only)!!!.

WTDWL.

Ugly?

Beluga ugly?

:yuk:

There was a time when UKplc had to take over RR so I guess they could return the favour :}

barit1.....the A380 is NOT Beluga .

Now Beluga, that is ugly in a sort of beautiful way. If you know what I mean..

I wuz merely making a comparison between the 747-UGLY and A380 and Beluga, of course. :eek:

Better keep that QRH handy!

The airline woodpecker (obviously) works for and their maintenance standards (relative to the sort of shambolic outfits I've suffered with, anyway) probably help.

One wonders how there could be so much variation in maintenance standards between airlines when the CAA oversee.........

Ah! Just answered my own question.