Rolls-Royce built a jet engine so powerful it forced Airbus to redesign the aircraft around it

Rolls-Royce's Trent 900 didn't force an A380 redesign; it defined it. See how that legacy is shaping the future of cleaner flight.

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The Trent XWB just keeps getting better and better.

Rolls-Royce built an engine so powerful Airbus had to redesign the aircraft around it, and that is where engineering gets expensive

That said, the engine did not force Airbus to scrap a finished jet and start over. The more accurate story is more ...
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Rolls-Royce built a jet engine so powerful that it forced a redesign of the aircraft it powers

The Airbus A380 superjumbo is the world's only full double-deck commercial jet and has a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) far exceeding any other aircraft in existence. It is optionally powered by four ...