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FIRST TESTS ON THE NEW ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT 500 ON AN AIRBUS A340

TOULOUSE, FRANCE, The Trent 500, the latest member of the Rolls-Royce Trent engine family took to the skies today. An Airbus A340-600, powered by four Trent 500 engines, took off today from the Airbus test facilities in Toulouse, France, marking the start of an extensive series of tests before the new jet is delivered to Virgin Atlantic in Spring 2002. Today’s flight is the first of a 2,400 hour f...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 11555
Rome, Italy, 04/23/2001 17:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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