Rolls-Royce announced on September 8, 2023 that its Pearl 700 turbojet, the exclusive engine of the all-new Gulfstream G700 and Gulfstream G800 business jets, received official certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the American regulator. This engine developed at the Rolls-Royce Center of Excellence for Business Aviation Engines in Dahlewitz, Germany.
FAA issues type certificate one year after EASA
Rolls-Royce announced on September 8, 2023 that its Pearl 700 turbojet, the exclusive engine of the all-new Gulfstream G700 and Gulfstream G800 business jets, received official certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the American regulator. This engine, developed at the Rolls-Royce Center of Excellence for Business Aviation Engines in Dahlewitz, Germany, was custom-designed to power two of Gulfstream’s latest business jets, enabling them to perform missions with a very long range of action at a speed close to the speed of sound. The engine received its type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in September 2022.
A turbojet designed in Dahlewitz in Germany
“During the comprehensive indoor and outdoor test program, the engine demonstrated exceptional performance operating at sea level and at altitude on conventional jet fuel and 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). proven its ability to withstand bird strikes, crosswinds, ice, hail and water ingestion. It also passed the critical fan blade containment test, during which a blade The fan is deliberately released at maximum speed,” comments Rolls-Royce.
Advance 2 gas generator
The tests were carried out at various Rolls-Royce sites in Europe and North America, including Dahlewitz in Germany, Bristol in the United Kingdom, Manitoba and Montreal in Canada, at the outdoor engine test site Rolls-Royce jet engine located at NASA’s John C Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, USA, and the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Altitude Test Stand in Tullahoma , in Tennessee, United States. The Pearl 700 combines the Advance2 gas generator with an all-new low-pressure system, resulting in an 8% increase in take-off thrust to 18,250 lbf over the BR725 engine. The engine offers 5% greater efficiency, while maintaining its noise and emissions performance.
