The A350-1000’s new engine has successfully made its first
flight-test aboard Airbus’ dedicated A380 “Flying-Test-Bed” aircraft.
Source: A380_TLS_A350
The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 is the most powerful engine
ever developed for an Airbus aircraft.
Source: Clement Alloing
The aircraft took off from Airbus’ facilities in Toulouse
and performed a flight of 4 hours, 14 mins during which the engine covered a
wide range of power settings at altitudes up to 35,000ft.
The engine’s operation and handling qualities were evaluated
from low speeds to Mach 0.87.
Source: Airbus
The Trent XWB-97 development engine Serial No. 26000 was mounted
on the A380’s inner left engine pylon, replacing one of the aircraft’s Trent
900 engines.
Source: Airbus
Commencing around 9 months prior to the A350-1000’s first
flight, this engine flight-test program will include hot weather as well as
icing condition testing campaigns, probably to be performed in Iqaluit -
Nunavut, Canada.
.Good to see the progress of the 97 engine
ReplyDeleteJC
The Trent-XWB-97 looks quite good on the A380. I wonder what an A380 with 4 of those engines could do in terms of take-off weight, range and fuel burn. I guess that's why a couple of the A380 customers want the A380 NEO.
ReplyDeleteThe natural icing campaign does not require to go in Iqualit => Condition may be found in Toulouse Area or in Alaska, pending on the test period.
ReplyDeleteThe 97K color looks wondeful on the A380 MSN001 !