Rolls-Royce’s Rapid Development Paves Way for New Small Engine Family

July 21, 2022
The Orpheus engine
The Orpheus—which debuted at Farnborough—is informing work on the UK’s Future Combat Air System and Rolls-Royce’s plans for a family of small, low-cost engines.
Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST
Industry demands for speedier development of low-cost and potentially attritable propulsion systems has prompted Rolls-Royce to demonstrate the ability to produce and test a clean-sheet engine in just 18 months. Digital design tools, computational fluid dynamics analysis, rapid manufacturing...

Rolls-Royce’s Rapid Development Paves Way for New Small Engine Family is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.

Subscribe now to read this content, plus receive critical analysis into emerging trends, technological advancements, operational best practices and continuous updates to policy, requirements and budgets.

Already a subscriber to AW&ST or AWIN? Log in with your existing email and password.

Subscribe    Log in    

Related Content

General Electric XA100 adaptive-cycle fighter engine
GE’s XA100 Poised To Vie for New F-35 Engine Program