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

Tony Osborne 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...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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