Trent XWB Newsletter
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">Trent XWB Newsletter</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">**** Hidden Message *****<br></span></div> <div>1 Trent XWB Newsletter – Issue 5 Summer 2020</div><div>Trent XWB Newsletter</div><div>Optimised for the Airbus A350 XWB Family Issue 5 Summer 2010</div><div>On 17 June, the Trent XWB ran for the first time on Test Bed 58 at the Rolls-Royce Derby</div><div>Headquarters.</div><div>Trent XWB runs for the first time</div><div>This was the culmination of four years of</div><div>optimisation, research and design by Rolls-Royce,</div><div>its partners and suppliers in close collaboration</div><div>with Airbus. Programme Director Chris Cholerton</div><div>said: “we’re delighted to achieve this major</div><div>milestone which meets a schedule commitment</div><div>made to our customers four years ago. It has</div><div>been a tremendous team effort within</div><div>Rolls-Royce, our partners and supply chain to</div><div>deliver this hugely impressive engineering</div><div>achievement – the result of significant</div><div>investment in people, technology and facilities.</div><div>Our focus is now on delivering the remaining</div><div>development engines and executing a successful</div><div>test programme leading to flight test.</div><div>Trent XWB engine 20001 will soon be joined by</div><div>six further development engines: all will be</div><div>running by early next year. This is the quickest</div><div>build-up of engines in the test programme of</div><div>any Trent engine. Early engines will be focused</div><div>on identifying design improvements ahead of</div><div>certification and flight testing. to</div><div>The Trent XWB, will power first flight of the</div><div>A350XWB-900 in 2012 and entry into service in</div><div>2013.</div><div>The Trent XWB has been developed and optimised exclusively for the Airbus A350 XWB family,</div><div>which has currently attracted 530 firm aircraft orders from 33 customers, an order book that</div><div>already exceeds 1,000 engines before its entered into service, another record for any</div><div>Rolls-Royce engine.</div><div>Use this link to watch the first</div><div>start of the Trent XWB</div> Trent XWB Newsletter
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