Rolls-Royce’s new generation Trent 1000 TEN engine has entered service with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Designed to power all variants of Dreamliner family aircraft, the engine features new technologies to provide additional thrust and improved efficiency to the aircraft.
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The Trent 1000 engine has previously powered the first flight of Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, as well as Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft.
The engine was recently used to power an 18h test flight on a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner across the US.
Rolls-Royce programmers director Chris Young said: “The Trent 1000 TEN offers important improvements to our customers and we would like to congratulate those customers who will be operating it from today.”
According to Rolls-Royce, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, powered by Trent 1000 engine, will be 20% more efficient than the Boeing 767.
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By GlobalDataThe Trent 1000 engine is also equipped with various features to protect a flight against core icing and a heated engine section stator (ESS) system that offers advanced ice protection.
Last December, the engine flew for the first time on a Boeing 787 aircraft. The flight was followed by a test flight on the Boeing 747 flying test bed.
In February, the Trent 1000 engine powered the first Boeing 787-10 aircraft in a test flight in the US.
