Rolls-Royce to fly Trent XWB with largest-ever 3D-printed part

Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine

Rolls-Royce will flight-test later this year a Trent XWB-97 engine fitted with what it claims is the largest component ever built using additive layer manufacturing (ALM).

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