Rolls-Royce Completes Trent 900 Blade Containment Test
Rolls-Royce said yesterday it has successfully completed a blade containment test on the Trent 900 engine that will power the Airbus A380. Test engineers deliberately released a fan blade on a special rig at maximum speed by detonating an electrical charge at its root, and then held the blade safely...
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