Aerospace Technology

Rolls-Royce Prepares UltraFan Engine for Ground Tests with Widebody and Smaller Variants

Propulsion specialist plans latest tests of widebody engine later this year, with smaller 30,000lbf-thrust variant to arrive in 2028. Rolls-Royce has begun building up its widebody-sized UltraFan 80 demonstrator ahead of a return to ground testing later this year, while continuing to advance the design of the smaller UltraFan 30 towards a first-run target in…