Rolls-Royce’s Pearl® 700 engines have been selected by Gulfstream to power the company’s latest ultra-long-range business jet, the G800. The engine type was pur
Rolls-Royce unveils 3rd Pearl engine; 5% higher efficiency, capable of operating on 100% SAF
Rolls-Royce has officially unveiled the Pearl 10X, the third and most powerful member of its market-leading Pearl engine family for the business aviation market. The engine has been optimized to power exclusively Dassault’s new flagship aircraft, the Falcon 10X, which was revealed during a digital ceremony at Le Bourget airport in Paris.
Rolls-Royce is the world’s leading engine supplier in this market, powering more than 3,600 business jets. The Pearl 10X is the newest member of the Pearl engine family and the first Rolls-Royce engine to power a business jet of the famous French airframer.
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Rolls-Royce (London, U.K.) announced on March 29 that it has officially started building its first UltraFan prototype engine at its DemoWorks facility in Derby. U.K. with expectations to complete the prototype by the end of the year.
UltraFan, which the company says will be the world’s largest aero-engine and will contribute to sustainable air travel, features what will be the world’s largest fan rotor blades made from carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP). Rolls-Royce announced in 2020 that manufacture of the blades had begun at its Bristol, U.K. facility.
According to Rolls-Royce, the engine is the basis for a potential new family of UltraFan engines able to power both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft, and to deliver a 25% fuel efficiency improvement compared with the first generation of Trent engine.
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