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Aviation News Item: 01138
25th Jun 2009
Rolls-Royce BR725 Engine EASA Certified
Source: fly-corporate.com
 Rolls-Royce has received type certification for their BR725 engine that will power the first flight of the Gulfstream G650 business jet later in the year. Type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is for thrust ratings of 16,100lbf (71.6 kN).
Since first engine run in April 2008, the BR725 has completed all major development testing as well as accumulating almost 1,100 running hours and 3,500 engine cycles. Testing was undertaken at various Rolls-Royce locations in Europe and the US, including Dahlewitz in Germany, Derby in the UK and the Rolls-Royce outdoor jet engine testing facility, located at NASA's John C Stennis Space Centre, Mississippi, USA as well as the altitude test bed at AEDC (Arnold Engineering Development Center) in Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA. The fan blade containment test was performed in a new indoor test bed at the company's Derby facilities. First flight of the G650 is planned for later this year, BR725 serial production is scheduled for 2010 and the G650 is due to enter service in 2012.
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