A compact and lightweight gas turbine for power delivery, scalable between 500 kW (680 HP) and 1,200 kW (1,632 HP). This new engine is the formula that Rolls-Royce has found to satisfy the needs of a market that today can seem almost science fiction and that, believe it or not, in just a few years will completely revolutionize urban journeys and even the appearance of our cities.
An engine to decarbonize urban transport
Rolls-Royce announced these days the first satisfactory ignition of its new engine, a gas turbine system that has been designed for hybrid flights, as a generator for aircraft that will use electric thrusters and a turbine to increase their autonomy and, therefore, reach greater distances and greater payloads.
Let us remember that Rolls-Royce, in addition to being a luxury car brand, is also the name of a company and a brand dedicated to the civil and military aviation sector with important defense contracts, and the second largest engine producer. for world aviation.
Rolls-Royce, the second largest aviation engine manufacturer in the world, has just performed the first ignition of an engine designed for hybrid flights and especially for short takeoff and vertical takeoff urban aircraft.
A compact and efficient engine as a generator
The new Rolls-Royce engine would have satisfactorily passed its first ignition, in less than two years since the green light was given and the project began to be developed from scratch. This gas turbine, with a scalable design, will produce between 680 and 1,632 HP of power, and will be able to run on sustainable aviation fuels and, in the future, hydrogen.
The turbine will be used as a generator, its main and potential clients being the developers of aircraft for urban mobility and both short takeoff and vertical takeoff aircraft. We insist that in the coming years the rise of services that will provide fast and efficient urban transportation using small aircraft is expected.
Rolls-Royce has also envisaged that this turbine generator can be used in many other applications, which would include helicopters, auxiliary power generators and, of course, defense applications.
2023-10-02 11:18:31
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