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The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce Holdings.In July 2006, the Trent XWB was selected to exclusively power the Airbus A350. [2] The first engine was run on 14 June 2010, [3] it first flew on an A380 testbed on 18 February 2012, [4] was certified in early 2013, [5] and first flew on an A350 on 14 June 2013. [6]
The 62,264–81,028 lbf (276.96–360.43 kN) engine has a bypass ratio over 10:1, a 2.85 m (112 in) fan and keeps the characteristic three-spool layout of the Trent series. The updated Trent 1000 TEN with technology from the Trent XWB and the Advance3 aims for up to 3% better fuel burn. It first ran in mid-2014, was EASA certified in July 2016 ...
Trent 1000 Engine on British Airways Boeing 787-10. The Trent 1000 is a high bypass turbofan with three independent, coaxial shafts and a single annular combustor with 18 spray nozzles. The Low Pressure shaft with a swept-bladed, 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) fan is powered by six axial turbines.
As it is based on the Trent 1000, it was feared that it could share its durability problems and that could deter buyers. [12] However, Rolls-Royce's CEO Warren East claimed the 7000 was not affected by the Trent 1000 issues. [13] The Trent 7000 received its EASA type certification on 20 July 2018, [14] and is certified as a Trent 1000 variant. [4]
The 280 cm (110 in) fan has 26 wide chord titanium fan blades. [10]The Trent 800 is an axial flow, high bypass turbofan with three coaxial shafts. The fan is driven by a 5-stage axial LP turbine (3300 rpm), the 8-stage IP compressor (7000 rpm) and the 6-stage HP compressor (10611 rpm) are each powered by a single stage turbine.
The Rolls-Royce Trent 500 is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce to power the larger A340-500/600 variants. It was selected in June 1997, [ 1 ] first ran in May 1999, [ 2 ] first flew in June 2000, and achieved certification on 15 December 2000. [ 3 ]
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The Trent was based on an invention by Sir Frank Whittle. It was a Derwent Mark II turbojet engine with a cropped impeller (turbine unchanged) [ 2 ] and a reduction gearbox (designed by A A Rubbra ) connected to a five-bladed Rotol propeller .