Roll's Trent Completes Blade-Off Test

Rolls-Royce's 80,000-lb.-thrust Trent 900 engine has completed a fan blade-off trial at the company's Hucknall, England, facility. During the test, a hollow titanium blade from the engine's 116-in.-dia. fan was explosively separated from the powerplant while the engine ran at full speed. The...

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