Rolls‑Royce unveiled a full‑scale mock‑up of its UltraFan 30 narrowbody engine concept, highlighting a short inlet and ripple‑edged outlet guide vanes. The demonstrator is being prepared to proceed to a design‑freeze phase as the company advances the next‑generation single‑aisle propulsion effort.
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Rolls‑Royce has produced a full‑scale UltraFan 30 mock‑up and is moving the demonstrator toward design freeze, a clear technical milestone for any next‑generation engine programme.
The UltraFan 30 push ties directly to the company’s strategic effort to re‑enter the single‑aisle market and its recent request for government support to fund development (see source:25f2eae2-4d63-467e-9f93-14fb2e00b77f and source:0d1b8baf-e52f-42b6-acf4-34f2a9c92e97).
Competitors are still debating core architectural choices—CFM is reportedly studying an advanced ducted fallback to its open‑fan concept—so Rolls‑Royce’s demonstrator progress is material to the broader propulsion technology race (source:8e8b119d-8801-465a-8987-00c3f55ccb72).
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