Rolls-Royce tests Dreamliner engine

Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Flight International has photos http://www.flightinternational.com/Articles/2006/02/15/Navigation/177/204706/Pictures+Valentines+date+for+Rolls+Trent+1000+engine+for+Boeing.html from Rolls-Royce’s first Trent 1000 engine tests, which took place on Valentine’s Day.

Key Quote: “The Trent 1000 is one of two engines that will power the 787, the other being the General Electric GEnx. R-R says the engine ran ‘exactly to schedule’ against the target date of 14 February, which was set in 2003 at the launch of the project.”