Rolls-Royce has successfully run the Trent XWB engine for the first time on a testbed in the UK.
The Trent XWB is specifically designed for the Airbus A350 XWB family of aircraft with a fuel-efficient and environmentally sensitive large engine design.
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The engine can provide 28% better fuel efficiency than pre-Trent generation engines.
The first run marks the beginning of an extensive pre-flight programme. Flight tests will begin on an Airbus A380 testbed next year and an A350 XWB in 2012.
By early 2011, seven development engines will be running.
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