Why the B-52's new Rolls-Royce engines will make America's 70-year-old bomber more efficient than ever

The next chapter in the story of the BUFF.
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When Did Rolls-Royce Start Making Airplane Engines & How Did It Get Into The Industry?

Car enthusiasts will know Rolls-Royce as a maker of ultra-luxury cars, and aviation enthusiasts will know Rolls-Royce as a maker of engines for some of the world's most famous aircraft. Originally, ...
The Aviationist

B-52’s New F130 Engine Complete Altitude and Operability Testing

Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Air Force validated the F130’s ability to meet performance requirements for the B-52 missions, getting closer to flight testing. Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced on Feb. 24, ...
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Does The Rolls-Royce Car Brand Also Make The Rolls-Royce Airplane Engines?

With the meeting of Charles Rolls and Sir Henry Royce in the early 1900s, the seeds were planted for one of the most famous luxury car brands in history: Rolls-Royce. In the century since the brand ...

Rolls-Royce built an engine so powerful Airbus had to redesign the aircraft around it, and that is where engineering gets expensive

That said, the engine did not force Airbus to scrap a finished jet and start over. The more accurate story is more ...
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Rolls-Royce Starts Testing the Engines That Will Power the U.S. Army's New MV-75 Tiltrotor

Following a short but fierce battle with competitor Sikorsky, aircraft maker Bell Textron won back in 2022 the U.S. Army contract to design the replacement for the aging UH-60 Black Hawk. The result ...