ROLLS-ROYCE: PEARL 10X DEVELOPMENT AT FULL THROTTLE

Rolls-Royce announced the progress of its Pearl 10X development programme at this year’s EBACE, with the engine manufacturer now preparing for the start of the flight test campaign on Rolls-Royce’s dedicated Boeing 747 flying testbed in Tucson.

Over 1,500 testing hours, both on the Advance 2 demonstrator and the Pearl 10X engine configuration has confirmed the reliability of the engine and shows it will meet the performance requirements to power Dassault’s flagship, the Falcon 10X.

Dr. Phillip Zeller, SVP Dassault, Rolls-Royce, said: “As a team we are extremely focused on the development of this engine and it makes me proud to see the continuous progress of the programme, achieving milestone after milestone. The combination of highly-efficient power and outstanding environmental performance of the Pearl 10X is in a class of its own and will support Dassault’s Falcon 10X in setting new standards in the ultra-long-range corporate jet market.

“We are now looking forward to delivering the first engines for the flight test campaign and I can’t wait to see it taking to the skies for the first time.”