First flight of Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 aero engine; highest thrust, 3D-printed structure

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By mmillikinNov 9, 2015, 6:00 am1.9k ptsInterestingTop
Rolls-Royce announced the first flight of the higher thrust Trent XWB-97 aero engine, demonstrating both additional thrust capability and ground-breaking new technical innovations, such as the world’s largest Additive Layer Manufactured (ALM) structure. The flight took place in Toulouse on board an Airbus…

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