The Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engine from Dahlewitz takes to the air for the first time

Dahlewitz. The latest commercial aviation engine from Rolls Royce (RR) in Dahlewitz takes flight. The engine manufacturer reports: The flight test campaign of the Pearl 10X commercial aviation engine has successfully begun on the company’s specially modified Boeing 747 test stand in Tucson (Arizona/USA). This engine was designed, tested and built in the Dahlewitz factory by its 2,500 employees. “Only flight tests are done in the US,” explains Rolls-Royce spokesman Stefan Wriege.

The company with 48 locations worldwide reports another success: French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation has chosen this engine as the sole power unit for its new flagship, the Falcon 10X long-range business jet, according to a press release.

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Rolls Royce describes the start of test flights as an important milestone for the Pearl 10X program and for Rolls-Royce. The company is focused on the growth of the business aviation market. It continues: “The Pearl 10X is the latest member of the Pearl engine family and the first Rolls-Royce engine to power a Dassault business jet.” The new high-end product “strengthens this position of “Rolls-Royce as a leading manufacturer in business aviation,” according to a press release.

Pilots and flight test engineers will now put the engine through its paces in the coming months. This included engine performance and handling tests at various speeds and altitudes, as well as in-flight restarts, tests of the nacelle anti-icing system and vibration testing of the fan – the first large compressor impeller on the engine – at high altitudes various. As Rolls Royce further informs, the engine had already exceeded the required thrust levels in the first test; It will be “the most powerful business aviation engine in the Rolls-Royce portfolio”.

Rolls Royce Dahlewitz: Five percent more efficient

More than 2,300 hours of testing have been successfully completed. The Pearl 10X turbine is based on the Advance2 engine, “the best base in all commercial aviation, and combines it with a high-performance, low-pressure system, resulting in a maximum thrust of more than 18,000 pound-force, Anglo- American power unit. Compared to the previous generation RR engine for commercial aviation, the Pearl 10X offers five percent higher efficiency and at the same time is quieter and emits less air.

Rolls Royce says this about its product: “The result is an engine that delivers a market-leading combination of performance and efficiency.” The combination enables customers and operators to “take advantage of first-class airport connections and fly longer-haul routes.” , while at the same time being in “It can travel close to the speed of sound.”

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