[HD video below] Last week, Rolls-Royce successfully completed
the first run of an upgraded version of the Trent 1000 that will
be the launch engine for the latest member of the
Boeing 787
Dreamliner family, the 787-9.
The Trent 1000 Package C programme
will provide 74,000lb thrust for the 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft,
which is due to enter service with Air New Zealand in 2014.
Trent
1000 Package C engines will also begin powering 787-8 aircraft
that enter service later in 2014.
The engine began running on a test bed in Derby
(England)
in April and is scheduled to complete an extensive test programme over the next eight weeks.
Two Trent 1000 Package C engines
are now being built for initial flight testing on the Rolls-Royce
747-200 flying test bed, with a three-month programme scheduled to
begin in the summer which will optimise a new advanced turbine
case cooling system to improve efficiency.
Rolls-Royce will
deliver production standard Trent 1000 Package C engines to Boeing
from 2013 to support its 787-9 flight test programme.
Simon
Carlisle, Rolls-Royce, Programme Director – Trent 1000, said,
"This is another important chapter in the evolution of the Trent
1000 as we prepare for the launch of the next member of the 787
Dreamliner family. Our in-service experience on the Boeing
Dreamliner and our rigorous improvement programmes give us the
platform to deliver the best engine for the 787-9."
Trent
1000 Package C has been optimised to deliver a fuel burn
improvement of 1% over the Package B engine standard.
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ZA003 Interior and Exterior Tour @ Singapore Airshow 2012
