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Rolls-Royce: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge unveil first RR airplane engine produced in Singapore

Singapore, Singapore - A Trent 900 which powers the Airbus A-380

Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, today welcomed Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the state of the art Rolls-Royce Seletar Campus in Singapore, where they unveiled the first Rolls-Royce aero engine assembled and tested in Singapore, a Trent 900 which powers the Airbus A-380 airplane. Their Royal Highnesses also viewed the first wide chord fan blades to be...

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Rome, Italy, 09/12/2012 13:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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