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engines for

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s and

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s. It was developed by BMW and

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through the joint venture

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AeroEngines GmbH, established in 1990. The BR710 first ran in 1995. It is manufactured in

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. Rolls-Royce took full control of the company in 2000, which is now known as ''Rolls-Royce Deutschland''. The military designation of the series is F130.

Design and development

BR710

The BR710 is a twin shaft

, and entered service on the

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and the

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in 1998. This version has also been selected to power the

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. The BR710 comprises a diameter single-stage fan, driven by a two-stage LP turbine, supercharging a ten-stage HP

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(scaled from the V2500 unit) and driven by a two-stage, air-cooled, HP turbine. This engine has a

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(TSFC) of at static sea level takeoff and at a cruise speed of Mach 0.8 and altitude of . In May 2017, the 3,200 engines in service reached 10 million flying hours. Another rerated version, with a revised exhaust system, was selected for the now-cancelled

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Nimrod MRA4s.

BR715

The BR715 is another twin-shaft turbofan; this engine was first run in April 1997 and entered service in mid-1999. This version powers the

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. A new LP spool, comprising a diameter single-stage fan, with two-stage LP compressor driven by a three-stage LP turbine, is incorporated into the BR715. The HP spool is similar to that of the BR710. The IP compressor booster stages supercharge the core, increasing

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power and thereby

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. However, a larger fan is required, to keep the

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low enough to satisfy jet noise considerations. This engine has a TSFC of at static sea level takeoff and at a cruise speed of Mach 0.8 and altitude of .

BR725

The BR725 is a variant of the BR710 to power the

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. Its prototype underwent component bench and its first full engine run in spring 2008. European certification was achieved in June 2009. The first Gulfstream G650, with BR725 engines, was delivered in December 2011. The engine has a maximum thrust of . The fan with 24 swept blades is larger than the BR710. The HP

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benefits from three-dimensional

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for greater efficiency and has 10 stages including five

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s to reduce weight. The BR715 inspired

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yields a longer life and lower emissions: 80% lower smoke and unburned hydrocarbons and 35% lower NOx than CAEP 6 limits. The two-stage HP

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has blade

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for more efficiency; 3D aerodynamics reduce the cooling air flow. The LP turbine has three stages instead of two. The BR725 has a

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of 4.2:1 and is 4 dB quieter than the predecessor BR710. Its cruise

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at Mach 0.85 and FL450 is . Rolls-Royce offered the BR725 (F130 in the US military) with for the

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Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP). On 24 September 2021 the USAF selected the F130, rejecting proposals from GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney. The USAF intends to purchase 650 engines (608 direct replacements, 42 spare engines) for its fleet of 76 B-52H aircraft in a $2.6 billion deal. The CERP engines will be built at

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, plant.

Future developments

The Advance 2 development effort inserts new, advanced technology into existing class BR710 and the larger BR725 engines. An even larger engine will also be made, with a fan. The BR710 and BR715 main developments, the next generation of engines to be introduced in the 2020s, will have an Advance 3 core, improved engine health management, newer materials, and cooling. They will also have a “

” fan made out of titanium, with an overall pressure ratio of 50:1. These improvements will yield a 10%

reduction, 50% NOx margin improvement, 99.995%

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, and a 20% better thrust-to-weight ratio.

Pearl 15

The Pearl engine was developed in Dahlewitz from the BR700 with Advance2 technologies.

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certification was applied for on 28 February 2015. It made its first ground run in 2015, type tests in 2016, and flight tests in 2017. Six test engines logged over 6,000 cycles on 2,000 test hours. The test program included

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, water ingestion, ice, and -40 °C cold-start testing. EASA certification was granted on 28 February 2018 and it was unveiled on 28 May 2018. It was undergoing flight tests in May 2018 for an end of 2019 planned entry into service aboard the

5500 and 6500 developments. It should have logged 10,000 hours by then. Its layout is similar to the BR725, with the same stage count and 24

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fan blades. Its fan has a diameter. The enhanced 3-stage turbine with advanced high temperature materials, advanced segments and

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s allow for higher pressures and temperatures and the new low emissions cooled

includes a new tiled

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. Its core uses advanced

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alloys and ceramic

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s, includes a new 10-stage compressor with 6 titanium

s and a new 2-stage HP

with enhanced aerodynamics and blade cooling, enhanced segments and seals. Its

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attains 43:1 and its

4.8:1. The HP compressor ratio rises to 24:1. It delivers up to 9% more thrust with and a 7% TSFC improvement while being 2 decibels quieter. Health monitoring should improve on the BR710 99.97%

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which is logging one unplanned engine removal per 100,000 hours while the BR715 is approaching zero unplanned removals.

Pearl 700

The Pearl 700 will power the

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, a stretch of the previous G650. Evolved from the BR725 with a similar architecture plus a fourth low-pressure turbine stage and a larger, blisk fan, its bypass ratio is higher than 6.5:1 and its overall pressure ratio should exceed 50:1. It should provide of thrust, 3-5% better

than the BR725 variant powering the Gulfstream G650, reduced emissions and lower noise.

Pearl 10X

The upcoming Dassault Falcon 10X will be powered by two Pearl 10X engines over 18,000 lbf-thrust (80 kN), with a titanium fan

, a 10-stage compressor, a two-stage shroudless HP turbine and a four-stage turbine. The initial Pearl 10X test engine was first run in early 2022 and the programme had accumulated 1,000h of testing by May, along with the Advance2 demonstrator. The Advance2 core and new low-pressure system allows 5% more efficiency than the previous Rolls-Royce business jet engines.

Variants

;BR700-710A1-10 :Variant with a takeoff rating and a maximum diameter of 1820mm for the Gulfstream GV. ;BR700-710A2-20 :Variant with a takeoff rating and a maximum diameter of 1820mm for the Bombardier Global Express/XRS/5000/6000. ;BR700-710B3-40 :Variant with a takeoff rating for the

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. ;BR700-710C4-11 :Variant with a takeoff rating and a maximum diameter of 1785mm for the Gulfstream GV-SP (G500/G550). ;BR700-710D5-21 :Variant with a takeoff rating and a maximum radius of 980mm for the Bombardier Global 5500/6500. ;BR700-715A1-30 :Variant with a takeoff rating for

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basic gross weight variants. ;BR700-715B1-30 :Variant with an takeoff rating. ;BR700-715C1-30 :Variant with a takeoff rating for

high gross weight variants. ;BR700-725A1-12 :Variant with a

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rating and a maximum radius of 950 mm for the Gulfstream GVI (G650). ;BR700-TP :Turboprop variant rated at and targeted for the European

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(eventual

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military transporter/tanker). The BR715 thrust ratings can be adjusted by changing a plug in the

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controller, meaning no engine change is required. The A1-30 can become a C1-30 with a simple plug and software change.

Applications

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(F130 variant) * Dassault Falcon 10X *

Gulfstream G650 The Gulfstream G650 is a large business jet produced by Gulfstream Aerospace.

/G700 *

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XF70/ XF100 *

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Specifications

References

External links

BR700: Technical data

BR710: Power for ultra-long range business jets and special mission aircraft
* {{aeroengine-specs High-bypass turbofan engines 1990s turbofan engines