The Pearl 10X is a highly powerful and efficient engine, enabling operators to travel ultra-long distances at nearly the speed of sound for outstanding airport accessibility.
11 June 2021: Rolls Royce has selected Spirit AeroSystems to design and build the next generation of slim-line nacelles for their newest engine, the Pearl 10X. The brand new, ready to assemble, ultra-slim nacelle improves laminar flow to improve aircraft performance and acoustic impedance. For production, Spirit will leverage its composite and fabrication capabilities at its Wichita facility to support the program. Spirit will provide competitive aerostructures with kits that Rolls-Royce can seamlessly install during final assembly, helping to speed up processes.
Katie Wesbrooks, Senior Director of Business & Regional Jets and Strategic Programs at Spirit AeroSystems said, “Leveraging our decades of manufacturing experience with metallic and composite structures, Spirit is diversifying our business to bring innovative products to business jet customers, and our program with Rolls-Royce is a great example of that work. We’re excited to embark on this new program with Rolls-Royce as we continue to advance programs within the business jet market.”
As a significant provider of engine strut and nacelle products for all kinds of aircraft, Spirit learned from its work on the BR725, a Rolls-Royce engine, to create process improvements to confidently produce the volume of nacelles required for the new Pearl 10X program. They applied advanced digital design techniques to continue to advance the affordability of robotic manufacturing and industrialization.
The Pearl 10X is a highly powerful and efficient engine, enabling operators to travel ultra-long distances at nearly the speed of sound for outstanding airport accessibility.
