Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Trent 900

IOC: 2006
Total Production: 504

Trent 977

IOC: 2008

Origin
United Kingdom

Contractor/s
Avio
Goodrich Corporation
Hamilton Sundstrand
Honeywell
Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP)
Marubeni
Rolls-Royce *

Applications
Airbus A380F

Family Members
Trent 970

Description: The Trent 900 70,000-76,500 pounds of thrust class engine is being developed to power all variants of Airbus A380 superjumbo commercial aircraft. It inherits the three-shaft design of the Trent family with enhanced reliability and scalability for optimized performance. Each individual compressor or turbine can be upgraded independently. Lower fuel consumption and operating costs

The Trent 900 engine program was launched in March 2003. The Trent 970 engine that will power Airbus A380-800 will enter service in 2006 and Trent 977 powering Airbus A380-800F freighter variant will enter service in 2008. The Trent 900 engine family has the potential of growing to 88,000-lb of thrust.

The Trent 977 engine rated at 76,500-lb of thrust will power the A380-800F freighter with a payload of 150 tons beginning in 2008. It has already been selected by Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic and Lufthansa totaling 48% of the orders and options.

The first Trent 900 aero engine, the largest aero engine ever built by Rolls Royce, was unveiled along with the newest Airbus A380 at a special ceremony in Toulouse, France, on 18 January 2005. As of early 2005, SIA, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas and Virgin Atlantic have selected Trent-powered A380s for a total of 80 firm and option orders representing a 50 percent of the market.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 3.0 m

Engine/s Performance: Thrust 76,500 lb (34,700 kg)

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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