Aircraft
Rolls-Royce Pearl Hits 10,000 Test Cycle Mark
Slated to power Bombardier's Global 5500 and Global 6500, the company is readying for Pearl production at its manufacturing facility in Germany.
Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 15 turbofan, slated to power the planned Bombardier Global 5500 and 6500 long-range business jets, is shown in an engine test cell. The engine was EASA-certified in February.
Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 15 turbofan, slated to power the planned Bombardier Global 5500 and 6500 long-range business jets, is shown in an engine test cell. The engine was EASA-certified in February.

Rolls-Royce has successfully achieved the 10,000 test cycle mark in the Pearl 15 engine test program, and the turbofan has now surpassed 2,600 testing hours, the company reported on Tuesday at NBAA 2018. Thus far, six individual Pearl 15 development engines with 14 builds have been used in 27 test campaigns.


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