Propulsion

Fanjet Evolution - the Next Steps

Rolls-Royce is on a determined path to equip commercial airplanes over the coming decades with new engines that take advantage of engineering breakthroughs in materials and core architectures.

The global aerospace sector has always represented the cutting edge of practical technology advancement. When the first military jet engines emerged in the post-war 1940s it was clear that commercial applications would soon follow. The leap in performance, payload capability, maintainability, and speed compared to the best that turbo-supercharged piston-engines could offer was truly revolutionary.