Rolls-Royce Details UltraFan 30 Single-Aisle Demonstrator Engine

UltraFan 30

The UltraFan 30 is distinguished by its low fan blade count, short inlet duct and slimline nacelle.

Credit: Igor Emmerich/Rolls-Royce
Boosted by its improving financial health, Rolls-Royce is doubling down on its ambitions to return to the single-aisle sector by unveiling new details of its UltraFan 30 engine concept demonstrator. The project—aimed at next-generation single-aisle aircraft that Airbus and Boeing are studying for...
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