It is estimated to manufacture over 600 engines to replace existing engines and as spares.
Rolls-Royce has begun testing the new F130 engines at its outdoor testing facility at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, the company said in a
. The F130 machines are meant to replace the Pratt and Whitney TF33 engines that currently power the 76 B-52 aircraft in the U.S. Air Force's fleet.needs no introduction, and the subsonic bomber with an iconic design has ruled the skies for over five decades. Built by Boeing to carry nuclear weapons for deterrence during the Cold War era, there were as many 744 B-52s with the U.S. Air Force.
The B-52's design comprises eight engines arranged in a dual-pod configuration under its two wings. Replacement of the PW TF33 engines also requires reworking the nacelles for the aircraft since the F130 has a higher bypass. Additionally, the BR family of engines has always been used in a single-pod configuration on smaller aircraft.
So, Rolls-Royce must first test the engine in a dual pod configuration. Last year, the company worked with Boeing, responsible for the engine integration, to test a miniature model of the reimagined B-52. Here's the aircraft at four percent scale model in a wind tunnel test.
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