Boeing, Rolls-Royce Set For 787 Next-Gen Engine Inlet Flight Tests

787-9 EcoDemonstrator

Boeing's 787-9 EcoDemonstrator

Credit: Boeing
SEATTLE—Boeing and Rolls-Royce are preparing to flight test a Trent 1000-powered 787-9 with a shorter next-generation engine inlet as part of the latest phase of the aircraft maker’s long-running ecoDemonstrator technology demonstration program. The tests, which are expected to begin around the end...
Guy Norris

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