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Rolls To Create Composites Center in Bristol, UK
Facility to serve as 'center of excellence' for development of carbon-titanium fan blades
Rolls-Royce's Boeing 747 test bed takes off from Tucson, Arizona, carrying a Trent 1000 equipped with CTi fan blades. (Photo: Rolls-Royce)
Rolls-Royce's Boeing 747 test bed takes off from Tucson, Arizona, carrying a Trent 1000 equipped with CTi fan blades. (Photo: Rolls-Royce)

Rolls-Royce announced that is has chosen Bristol in the UK for the location of advanced fan system composite technology development, creating a hub of composite knowledge and securing 120 jobs in the city by the end of 2019. Plans call for the facility to develop the next generation of carbon-fiber fan blades and fan cases for future Rolls-Royce engines.