by Spyros Georgilidakis | Sep 25, 2021 | News
The United States Air Force (USAF) picked Rolls-Royce as the supplier for the re-engine program of its Boeing B-52 bombers, surprising many. The news relates to USAF’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program, or CERP, for the B-52H. The US Air Force today still has 76...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Sep 18, 2021 | News
The all-electric ACCEL Rolls-Royce “Spirit of Innovation”, made its maiden flight this week, in preparation for its record-breaking attempt. Some cars and aircraft manage to look fast even when they’re sitting still. The all-electric Rolls-Royce prototype is certainly...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | May 14, 2021 | News
Rolls-Royce revealed that they are holding talks with Boeing about the prospect of providing jet engines for a new aircraft project! As we saw in the past, Rolls-Royce had declined a Boeing partnership on jet engines in 2019. This was because the company’s UltraFan...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Mar 29, 2021 | News
Rolls-Royce starts building its UltraFan prototype, believing that there is a need for a new engine family. But are they going large or small? Like the rest of the aviation world, engine manufacturers face hard times in the pandemic. However, Rolls-Royce arguably...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Mar 12, 2021 | News
Rolls-Royce, Tecnam and Widerøe in Norway are teaming up to create an all-electric regional aircraft fleet, building on the P-Volt project! Tecnam is an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Most of their production involves smaller GA aircraft, usually with Rotax engines....
