Trent 500 Begins
A Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engine successfully completed its first flight on an Airbus A340-300 flying testbed in Toulouse, France, on June 20. One of seven development Trent 500s, the 56,000-lb.-thrust engine was mounted on the inboard left wing, in place of one of the aircraft's four CFM56-5C4s. The...
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