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The Rolls-Royce BR700 is a family of turbofan engines for regional jets and corporate jets. It is manufactured in Dahlewitz, Germany, by Rolls-Royce Deutschland: this was initially a joint venture of BMW and Rolls-Royce plc established in 1990 to develop this engine. The BR710 first ran in 1995. [1]
By September 1992, the 94.6 in (240 cm) Trent 600 for the MD-11 was abandoned and prototypes were rebuilt as Trent 700 engines for the A330 with a 97.4 in (247 cm) fan. [7] In keeping with Rolls-Royce's tradition of naming its jet engines after rivers, [8] this engine is named after the River Trent in the Midlands of England.
The upgrade package was to improve fuel efficiency by about 1% and was likely to be the last upgrade of Trent 700. It was also potentially to be made available as a retrofit package in the future. [15] Rolls-Royce claims that the Trent 700 has the lowest life cycle fuel burn, and is the quietest and cleanest engine available on the A330. [16]
Around 1912, the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen had their first experience with the new and strong 2'C locomotives of the series 700, but there was a need for a tank engine version of the series 700; however, this was not possible because it would have been heavier than the maximum axle load of sixteen tons. The SS built the ...
In 1947, ALF introduced the 700-series fire apparatus. The 700-series was a "cab forward" design, placing the driver ahead of the engine and providing an expansive forward view. This would become the industry standard. [7] In 1959, ALF introduced the 900-series cab-forward chassis. Although it was similar to the 700 (and closely related 800 ...
The 68,000–72,000 lbf (300–320 kN) engine doubles the bypass ratio and halves emitted noise compared to the Trent 700. [2] Maximum pressure ratio is increased to 50:1 from 36:1 and it has a bleed air system for environmental control and wing anti-icing.
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More than 3,400 engines have been delivered. [5] In 2014, 2,976 civil engines were installed. [6] In 2017, the AE 3007 in the ERJ family had flown over 53 million hours and over 44 million cycles. [7] It was flown for more than 60 million hours. [8] The engine is manufactured at the Rolls-Royce North America engine plant in Indianapolis ...