Engines
Rolls-Royce Prepares First 'Advance' Engine Core for Testing
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The Advance 3 core is being assembled at Rolls-Royce’s Bristol plant, and will soon be moved to Derby to commence testing. (Photo: Rolls-Royce)
The Advance 3 core is being assembled at Rolls-Royce’s Bristol plant, and will soon be moved to Derby to commence testing. (Photo: Rolls-Royce)

Rolls-Royce is making final preparations to start testing its new “Advance 3” engine core, meant to form the basis of its future large powerplants. Testing will take place using a hybrid engine based on a combination of the Trent XWB-84 fan system and Trent 1000 low pressure turbine. Rolls says it designed the Advance 3 to establish a new “scaleable” architecture.

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