Rolls-Royce created a demonstrator of the huge UltraFan aircraft engine late last year, and this year the company began testing the power plant. There have already been tests at partial power, and a few days ago Rolls-Royce announced that the UltraFan had also been tested at maximum power.
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At the same time, UltraFan ran on 100% clean aviation fuel (Sustainable Aviation Fuel, SAF). Rolls-Royce has announced that not only the UltraFan, but the company's entire range of civil engines are 100% SAF compatible. The series includes the following engine models: Trent 700, Trent 800, Trent 900, Trent 1000, Trent XWB-84, Trent XWB-97, Trent 7000, BR725, Pearl 700, Pearl 15 and Pearl 10X. The BR710 business jet engine is the latest to be certified as compatible for operation exclusively on SAF.
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UltraFan is the largest and most powerful jet engine in the world. It received a fan with a diameter of 140 inches (355.6 cm), and the power is 64 MW – approximately 85.8 thousand. hp. UltraFan is capable of generating thrust of up to 50 tons, and in the future it can be used on both narrow- and wide-body aircraft.