Engines
AeroTec to Convert Rolls-Royce's Latest 747 Testbed
The UK engine company took delivery of the ex-Qantas quadjet at AeroTec’s Moses Lake test center.
AeroTec will engineer Rolls-Royce's second Boeing 747 testbed to test both commercial and business jet engines. (Image: AeroTec)
AeroTec will engineer Rolls-Royce's second Boeing 747 testbed to test both commercial and business jet engines. (Image: AeroTec)

Rolls-Royce has chosen U.S. aerospace engineering company AeroTec to modify, build, and validate a new 747-400 flying testbed, the companies announced Tuesday. The engine company bought the aircraft from Qantas Airways as part of a $70 million investment in the development of new engine technologies.


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