Rolls-Royce Unveils Trent 1000-TEN Engine For Boeing 787

SINGAPORE, July 11 (Bernama) -- Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has unveiled the Trent 1000-TEN, an advanced version of its power plant incorporating proven next generation technology from the latest member of the Trent engine family, the Trent XWB. In a statement, the company said the Trent 1000-TEN (Thrust, Efficiency and New Technology) will provide an improvement of up to 3 per cent in specific fuel consumption (SFC) compared with the Trent 1000s in service today. To be certified to 76,000lb of thrust, but with the capability to deliver 78,000lb, the Trent 1000-TEN is designed to meet the thrust requirements for all versions of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The engine will enter service in 2016 when it will be available to power the -8 and -9 versions of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It has also been designed to power the next potential member of the Boeing Dreamliner family, currently under development as the 787-10X. Customers who operate a combination of different models of the 787 family will be able to use the Trent 1000-TEN engine across their fleets, only needing to select the thrust rating required for each aircraft. Eric Schulz, Rolls-Royce, President, Large Engines Programmes “Civil Aerospace," said: "The Trent 1000-TEN will incorporate the most advanced turbofan technology available in the world, derived from our latest Trent engine, the Trent XWB, and other advanced propulsion programmes, to produce the ideal engine for the entire Boeing 787 Dreamliner family." He said this will deliver unsurpassed through-life fuel efficiency, coupled with the same Trent engine family dependability that customers have come to expect. The Trent 1000, the quietest and most efficient engine option for the 787 Dreamliner, has been selected in eight of the last nine 787 Dreamliner engine decisions and now has a total of 24 customers. -- BERNAMA