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The A380 is offered with the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 (A380-841/-842) or the Engine Alliance GP7000 (A380-861) turbofan engines. [153] The Trent 900 is a combination of the 3 m (118 in) fan and scaled IP compressor of the 777-200X/300X Trent 8104 technology demonstrator derived from the Boeing 777's Trent 800 , and the Airbus A340-500/600's Trent ...
Emirates has traditionally been a Rolls-Royce customer. A380 aircraft powered by the GP7000s will have A380-86X model numbers as 6 is the code for Engine Alliance engines. The engine powers an estimated 60% of Airbus A380 in service as reported in 2017. [2]
The Rolls-Royce Trent 900 is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce plc to power the Airbus A380, competing with the Engine Alliance GP7000.Initially proposed for the Boeing 747-500/600X in July 1996, [2] this first application was later abandoned but it was offered for the A3XX, [3] launched as the A380 in December 2000. [4]
The first engine was run on 14 June 2010, [53] it first flew on an Airbus A380 testbed on 18 February 2012, [54] was certified in early 2013, [55] and first flew on an A350 on 14 June 2013. [56] It keeps the characteristic three-shaft layout of the Trent, with a 3 m (120 in) fan, an IP and HP spool. [ 57 ]
The boss of Emirates thinks Airbus should make a new version of the double-decker Airbus A380. Tim Clark suggested new lighter materials and more fuel-efficient engines could make it more viable.
Pratt & Whitney and General Electric have a joint venture, Engine Alliance selling a range of engines for aircraft such as the Airbus A380. For airliners and cargo aircraft , the in-service fleet in 2016 is 60,000 engines and should grow to 103,000 in 2035 with 86,500 deliveries according to Flight Global .
A 4-foot-long tool was left inside the engine of an Airbus A380, a safety report found. The Qantas jet flew 294 hours of flights with the tool still inside, Australian authorities said.
The Qantas (QUBSF) Airbus A380 engine explosion that required a Sydney-bound jet to return to Singapore shortly after takeoff on Nov. 4 caused at least $70 million in plane damage, according to a ...