Sat, Jun 03, 2006
Located At Stennis Space Center
Rolls-Royce broke ground Friday on
its new outdoor jet engine testing facility at the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration's John C. Stennis Space Center
in Mississippi. The new facility will be used to test development
and prototype jet engines for performance, noise, validation of
safety systems and other factors.
Initially, it will test the company's latest Trent engines, the
Trent 1000 (below) and Trent 900, being developed for the Boeing
787 Dreamliner and Airbus A380 respectively. Work is expected to
begin at the site in the second half of 2007.
The Stennis test center is the first such facility of its kind
for Rolls-Royce outside the UK, and the first built from the
ground-up in the US. Last year, the company announced its intent to
relocate this testing capability from the UK to the US. There are
only three such testing facilities in the world.
"Today's groundbreaking underscores our continuing commitment to
globalization and to the US," said Mike Ryan, Executive Vice
President for Government Business, Rolls-Royce North America.
"Rolls-Royce has been in the US for 100 years and we plan to be
here for at least 100 more. I can think of no better way to usher
in our second century than to conduct this important work on these
shores."
In all, Rolls-Royce will spend $42 million on construction and
facility upgrades, as well as utilize existing infrastructure at
Stennis.
Last year, Rolls-Royce also expanded and upgraded its Naval
Marine foundry in Pascagoula, MS.
"We're especially pleased to be back in Mississippi," added
Ryan. "We've enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the people of
Mississippi for several years now and this new facility only
enhances our partnership," added Ryan.
More News
Hold Procedure A predetermined maneuver which keeps aircraft within a specified airspace while awaiting further clearance from air traffic control. Also used during ground operatio>[...]
Altitude Readout An aircraft’s altitude, transmitted via the Mode C transponder feature, that is visually displayed in 100-foot increments on a radar scope having readout cap>[...]
Aero Linx: European Hang Gliding and Paragliding Union (EHPU) The general aim of the EHPU is to promote and protect hang gliding and paragliding in Europe. In order to achieve this>[...]
Also: Skydio Chief, Uncle Sam Sues, Dash 7 magniX, OR UAS Accelerator US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall was given a turn around the patch in the 'X-62A Variable In-flight>[...]
"The need for innovation at speed and scale is greater than ever. The X-62A VISTA is a crucial platform in our efforts to develop, test and integrate AI, as well as to establish AI>[...]