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Rolls-Royce leaves the race for the engine of the new Boeing aircraft?

Decision necessary to avoid new problems

Rolls-Royce seems to have decided to abandon the tender for the propulsion of the new long-range aircraft in a narrow fuselage that will be developed by Boeing. The reason -according to the British press- is linked to the problems experienced by the Trent 1000 that powers the B-787 Dreamliner, and it would be difficult to create a new engine without a defect within a year, since the short search times...

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London, UK, 02/28/2019 17:10
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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