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Inside Rolls Royce Factory - Building Future Jet Engine

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Inside Rolls Royce Factory - Building Future Jet Engines

I visited the Rolls Royce Engine factory in Derby, England in January. This vlog takes a detailed look at how Rolls Royce build the XWB engine, the exclusive engine on Airbus A350. We also take a look at the various engine test bed sites, including their latest test site bed 80 which is under construction.

In the vlog Rolls Royce explain what went wrong with their Trent 1000 engines on the Boeing 787, also their future plans for the much bigger Ultra Fan Engine.
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Rolls-Royce Begins Building The World’s Largest Aircraft Engine

Industry-leading British aerospace manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced that it has begun constructing the world’s largest aircraft engine. Having already developed the popular Trent engine family, it has also made a start on the demonstrator for its new UltraFan. It hopes that the 140-inch (3.5 m) wide engine will be complete by the end of the year.

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Rolls-Royce ultrafan
Rolls-Royce UltraFan 2
Rolls-Royce Engines
A350 SAS

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Rolls Royce Begins Building Its Biggest Engine Yet

Rolls Royce has begun construction of its largest engine yet. The UltraFan engine should allow Rolls Royce to define new standards for engine sustainability in addition to efficiency.

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Man standing in A380 engine: Wikimedia Commons
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Flying the Rolls Royce B747 Test Bed - An Experimental Flight with 100% SAF

I travelled to Tucson, Arizona to visit the Rolls Royce Boeing 747 Flying Test Bed (FTB). This special modified B747-200 classic is mounted with three RB211’s and one Trent 1000 engine. For the first time, Rolls Royce is using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to power their Trent 1000 engine as an experimental flight.

Before the flight, I was given a quick tour of the B747 Flying Test Bed. I met with the Rolls Royce engineering team and pilots onboard, they explained to me the test procedure on the Trent 1000 engine during flight. It will perform acceleration, deceleration and re-ignition during the 4-hour flight.

After takeoff, I spoke with an expert on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and its current challenges and limitations. After 4 hours, the B747 safely landed back in Tuscon where I met up with the crew again. Can aviation go green? Let's find out!
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Rolls-Royce To Ground Test Its Biggest Engine Yet In 2022

The Rolls-Royce UltraFan is set to be the biggest engine aviation has ever seen. Having started work on the first demonstrator earlier this year, Rolls-Royce is fast approaching the first ground tests of this high technology, low emissions powerplant. Recently, Chief Engineer of UltraFan’s development notes that ground testing would begin early next year.

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Rolls-Royce UltraFan 2

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How Aircraft Engines Are Tested Before Production

Most of us don’t give aircraft engines much thought. Sometimes, when you’re in the sky, you see the engines hanging under the wing and maybe ponder the sheer improbability of physics and everything holding together at 37,000 feet. Then you go back to your wine and iPad, comfortable that despite everything, it will all work. We take aircraft engines for granted, assuming they will work flawlessly. The manufacturer’s records and reputations assure us. But there is a lot of work put into getting us so comfortable and reassured.

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GE Engine test
GE Engine test ice
RR Engine Test
GE Engine
GE9X- engine testing
A330 Aer Lingus Cargo
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The World’s Most Powerful Aircraft Engines

When it comes to making a new aircraft, engine design is at the top of the list for any manufacturer. Powerful and efficient engines can allow aircraft to travel longer distances with a lower fuel burn, key factors for airlines. So which are the most powerful aircraft engines today?

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777-9 777x boeing
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777 Alitalia
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777 Air france
777 Emirates 100th delivery
767-300 Austrian
777-200 United Airlines
a350 air france
A350-900 Qatar Airways in the maknig
A350-1000 British Airways in the making
A350 Fiji Airways In the Making
777 Thai
787 Oman Air
A340-300 Air China
A380 china southern

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Meet the World's New Record Breaking Gulfstream G700

I was invited to an exclusive viewing event of Gulfstream's new flagship, the Gulfstream G700 in Doha, Qatar.

Gulfstream introduced the G700 as the industry’s new flagship aircraft. It boasts business aviation’s most spacious cabin and can fly farther, and faster, than any other competitor in the business-jet industry. Equipped with the all-new Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines, and an advanced high-speed wing design, the G700 is able to fly at a record-breaking speed (Mach .925) and range with outstanding efficiency.

The G700 cockpit features the award-winning Symmetry Flight Deck, with active control sidesticks. The cockpit has done away with most buttons and replaced them with a clean touchscreen design on all panels.

Qatar Executive, the private jet arm of Qatar Airways, is the launch customer of G700. The executive charter service provider has ordered 10 of the world’s largest business jets, taking delivery of the very first aircraft off the Gulfstream assembly line in Georgia, US in 2022.

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Rolls-Royce launches hybrid-electric aircraft tech for longer flights

Rolls-Royce has announced the development of turbogenerator technology, which includes a new small engine designed for hybrid-electric applications.

The system will be an on-board power source with scalable power offerings and will complement the Rolls-Royce Electrical propulsion portfolio, enabling extended range on sustainable aviation fuels and later as it comes available through hydrogen combustion.

Current battery technology means all-electric propulsion will enable eVTOL and fixed wing commuter aircraft for short flights in and between cities and island-hopping in locations like Norway and the Scottish Isles.

By developing turbogenerator technology, Rolls-Royce says it will be scaled to serve a power range between 500 kW and 1200 kW, opening up new longer routes that electric battery powered aircraft can also support.

Rolls-Royce experts based in Germany, Norway and Hungary are developing the turbogenerator design and working on its system integration and are focused on ensuring smart power distribution during flight.

The turbogenerator will recharge batteries after take-off or power propellers directly, enabling aircraft to switch between power sources in flight.

How a Boeing 787 Dreamliner is Built ?

A tour of Boeing South Carolina factory which it manufacture the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

I will show you the Dreamlifter operation, final assembly, midbody operation, aftbody operation and interior responsibility center of Boeing at North Charleston, South Carolina.

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Flying the World's Last Passenger Boeing 707

What is it like to fly on a Boeing 707? This video shares my memory of flying on the world's last passenger Boeing 707 flight of Saha Air in Iran.

The Boeing 707 is Boeing's first jet, designed in the 1950s, and is almost 70 years old. It was incredibly loud with 4 JT3D turbofan engines. The Boeing 707 left a long legacy for future aircraft design, especially in the cockpit and the cabin. You can still find many similarities in modern airliners today.

Flying on the original airliner, the B707 was an absolutely thrilling experience. My last B707 flight took me on an adventure from Tehran to Mashad. We took off with the B707s typical shallow climb. The Saha Air B707 has a simple interior with only open racks, instead of overhead bins. A big group of Iraqi religious pilgrims were sitting behind me, they were chanting Muslim prayers during take-off and landing. Saha Air B707 was originally converted from a tanker and then later, after it was retired from passenger service, it went back into service as tanker again. There are large refuelling observation windows onboard. Enjoy the B707 experience!

Thanks to Shahram Sharifi, Alireza Khodakarami, SpeedBird HD and Boeing images for the footage.

Exclusive: Inside The Experimental Boeing 777X

While at Dubai Airshow 2021 I visited the Boeing 777X. This is the first time Boeing has allowed visitors to get onboard the airplane! Let’s find out what the inside of the 777X is like?

It is an experimental airplane, with no fancy interiors but a lot of workstations, terminals and water barrel tanks. I spoke with Boeing’s test engineers, pilots and commercial staff on the 777X testing and certification program. Check out the cockpit, folding wingtip, engine and test instruments inside the aircraft. Boeing expects the B777X to complete certification in 2023.

Enjoy the flying display of the B777X at the Dubai Airshow.

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787 Comeback: How Rolls-Royce Solved Its Trent 1000 Issues

Ever since it came to light that Rolls-Royce was suffering durability issues on its flagship Trent 1000 engines, the press have had a field day. All too quick to drag this historic British brand through the mud, media voices have been surprisingly quiet on the mammoth effort that has gone into rectifying the problem. Let’s take a look at just what it took for Rolls to solve its biggest crisis.

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RR Trent 1000
Journey through a Trent engine
Trent 1000 Test flight testbed
787 Trent
Trent 1000 Delivery SIA
RR Trent 1000 on 787
How an engine works
LOT 787
BA 787
BA 787
Norwegian 787
Librestream

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The Final Airbus A380 - The Last Delivery Flight

16 Dec 2021 was a historical and sad day for A380 fans, Airbus has just delivered the last A380 MSN272 to customer Emirates Airline. In total, 251 A380s have been built.

The new aircraft, registered as A6-EVS, is Emirate's 123rd Airbus A380 superjumbo jet. It is also the final A380 aircraft to join the Emirates’ fleet.

I visited the brand new A380 in Dubai and interviewed Captain Dwayne Walker who flew it out of the Airbus factory in Hamburg. He spoke about the go-around after takeoff to commemorate the occasion. He also spoke about the future operation of the A380 in Emirates.

Next, I met up with an engineer Amjad, who showed me all the items the ground engineering team installed while the new airplane arrived in Dubai.

I will never forget seeing the maiden A380 departure in Toulouse on 27th April 2005. It is hard to believe that the A380 is now saying goodbye to the Airbus factory, just 16 years later. The A380 has touched the lives of so many passengers by setting new standards in terms of flying and travel experience. Wish the new A380 many more happy landings!

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Boeing 747-8 Mega factories Documentary- Boeing's latest Jumbo Jet!

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the video! Credit to National Geographic for this awesome documentary. The Boeing 747-8 is Boeing's latest addition to the 747 family, with the new wings which were borrowed from the Boeing 787, the -8 is a great looking plane. Powered by four GEnx -2B 787 technology engines, the 747-8 can travel the length of three soccer/football fields in one second! The -8's tail is as tall as an average 6 story city building with a height of 63 feet 6 inches.

What Happened Inside the Airplane Graveyard?

I visited Mojave, California which is a famous airplane graveyard in the desert. More than 100 planes are stored here and it is end of the line for most planes that arrive in the graveyard. I went inside an ex Thai Airways B747-400 to take a look at the interior, much to my surprise the interior had been kept intact. Then I step inside an ex-Qantas B747 and found my way to walk on the 747 wing! I could almost touch the winglet!

Then we drove to Victorville to meet up with an airplane scraper Huy, Huy gave us a tour and explained how they tear down airplanes using an excavator. The useful parts, such as the engines, the avionics and the interior, are usually stripped out for sale . We went inside an ex United B747-400 and ex Singapore/VIM B777-200 to take a look.

Talaat Captan, owner of Air Hollywood, and Anthony Toth, co-owner of the Pan Am Experience, appear in this video as tour guides of the airplane graveyard storage.

Inside Emirates A380 Service Center - How Did They Bring an A380 Back to Life?

I visited Emirates Engineering in Dubai, which is the world's biggest A380 maintenance facility and can house up to 11 A380’s at one time. It was an eye-opening tour; I’ve seen so many interesting things that we normally wouldn’t have the chance to.

First, I was shown an Emirates A380 currently going through a heavy 3C check; with all cabin interiors, seats, panels and bins removed. It is very different from the fully decked-out A380 that we normally fly on.

Next, another A380 was being prepared to return to service after storage and was undergoing a gear retraction check (gear swing). The 575-ton A380 was on three jacks, with its landing gear up. The engineer explained all the necessary tasks for the A380 to return to service. Take a look at all the interior work being carried out.

Next, I visited the cabin interior seat shop; where you can find all the seats (First, Business and Economy Class) that came off the airplane and were being inspected. It is very interesting to see how engineers paint the panels and put wallpaper on planes.

Finally, I visited the paint shop; to understand how they paint and apply special decals on airplanes. I saw the Emirates UAE 50th special anniversary livery in the paint shop too.

I would like to dedicate this vlog to all the hard-working engineers, who work day and night to ensure the planes are well maintained and safe to fly.

Airbus A350, Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 Idle test run.

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Boeing FSA Future Small Aircraft? Rolls Royce Ultrafan? Southwest Airbus A220? Air Japan?

This video is about an Aviation Podcast, where we discuss Air Japan, New Boeing Single Aisle, Rolls Royce Ultrafan, Southwest Airbus A220 order, and a new startup airline called Air Japan? Welcome to AirplaneProductions podcast 3, weekly aviation podcast randomly talking aviation! Stay tuned for more on the way

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