Rolls-Royce | How we assemble the Trent XWB; the world's most efficient aero engine

[@billcoltharp]

Beautiful machined alloy parts immaculately assembled in a hospital clean environment. Modern engineering is truly fantastic.

[@yammmit]

billcoltharp I would expect nothing less from Rolls Royce, or anyone manufacturing anything for an aircraft.

[@RobertCraft-re5sf]

Aren't they beautiful? As beautiful as an art sculpture, but purely functional.

[@edsonicus]

Finally, I've been waiting years for a DIY tutorial of a great jet engine

[@NerdZooooone]

xD

[@katetaylor3881]

Oh Really?

[@NikolaosSkordilis]

"DIY tutorial"? lol :P

[@sufarialfarizi6201]

@@katetaylor3881 nantap

[@macmac19800]

All you need is only Rolls-Royce factory. It's so simple, your welcome :-)

[@jhkim514]

Love how bright and shiny all their tools are. Like they've only been used a few times in their life.

[@fattylumpkin8052]

Incredible video production. Having worked in turbofan engine repair and overhaul as a mechanical engineer in all of the processes shown, I am very impressed. So many tiny but crucial details shown. Retired now, but vertical stack and engine test still excite me. Well done, RR.

[@AlbanoGeraldoEmilioMagrin]

People working in such plant is not mechanics, they are artists! Congratulations! Merry Christmas, guys!

[@makantahi3731]

they just assemble, no improvisation is allowed, (to be artist improvisation is required)

[@alligatorpc]

How much labor !! This thing IS a work of art.

[@madswinebbq]

I'm machining a Tail Bearing Housing for this engine. It's just awesome to see this! I wish companies would take the machinists who work on these products to this location as a "field trip" to see what their years of hard work actually looks like! Would definitely deliver a turbo boost of pride to a person to see this!

[@Dogsnark]

The complexity of a jet engine is mind boggling. Very good video for reminding us something of what goes into this incredibly important part of what gets us into the sky and to our destination…safely!

[@Zerostar369]

Engineering marvel. It's hard to believe with the state of society that we are living in the most technologically advanced age of our species.

[@Bubblegumkitsune]

Zerostar369 👍Thats like saying its hard to believe today is not yesterday.

[@Zerostar369]

I realized my thought above wasn't very clearly explained. I have edited it for context.

[@cup_and_cone]

*WE* are living in the most advanced age, but not humans. There are still cultures/societies/countries still living in mudhuts and street shitting.

[@paulrillo1229]

really????

[@leopold2427]

Hard to believe our amazing technological progress is destroying our environment. Thanks geniuses.

[@taleimoce973]

These guys basically putting the pieces together, but how did they engineer such a marvel its so amazing its mindblowing!

[@ajpt4336]

Rolls-Royce turbine engines are of the highest quality without a doubt. This is a fact that can't be denied.

[@VoraciousAvgeek]

Trent XWB is an amazing engine. If I see a RR logo on my plane's engines, I know I am on a truly reliable and awesome sounding aircraft.

[@chaserjacky1662]

@soaringtractor those were the trent 1000 not the one shown in this video

[@theodorelow4487]

I prefer GE. Nx is better though

[@dihydrogenmonoxide9210]

trent 1000?

[@MilMike]

thats a masterpiece of engineering!

[@robmcqueen6979]

What an extremely satisfying video

[@sarcasmo57]

Throw a coin in for luck.

[@phatst3r]

sup tim

[@ucefkh]

reddit copy pasta?

[@dandygrow]

some old asian woman

[@ErnestJay88]

and then get 5 years banned from any air travel :D

[@rockyBalboa6699]

A Chinese lady threw some coins for Good luck few years ago!

[@gretsch8654]

Looks like a big step up from the Trent 700-900 production line. They actually seem to have thought out handling aids and jigs and fixtures. Love the transporter that takes the engine straight to hot test as well. I always feel lots of these high tech manufacturing companies could learn a lot from high volume automotive production.

[@jovinJO-e9i]

I cried seeing this video...the amount of work put into it!

[@beetee9402]

... yep and that's without seeing all the very high precision manufacture and assembly of the sub parts before this video where it just shows the big sections being mated up together.

[@danielnetto1013]

Awesome. I've never seen a video as satisfying as this

[@Maryonpark]

I can knock you one of these up in my shed for half the price ;-) What a gorgeous piece of machinery.

[@aqdillman71]

Simply amazing. An engineering marvel.

[@MissionIslamTV]

Their hard work keeps us safe

[@AudiophileTubes]

Incredible precision engineering and execution of assembly! What we take for granted!

[@gazza2933]

Well said. 👍

[@alinili5569]

Beautiful video and the factory looks cleaner and more hygienic than some of the operation theatre in some hospitals. That’s legendary rolls Royce

[@BroccoliBeefed]

This video's sound is incredible. Where has KZbin been all our lives? This video is incredibly interesting, and educational and entertaining. In order to see this in day's past you would have had to go to the library, and you might find it on microfilm or film. Who knows? TV didn't have custom technology until the 1970's , and even then, it wasn't all that great.

[@yigithan3713]

engineering at its best......i cannot imagine how it will be in 50 years..

[@MrAnadad]

That’s how you define British Standard. Keep the good work

[@Cjmatthews87]

I live across the road from this facility and it's amazing what I see.

[@11131618570]

As someone who does NDT on some non-critical parts in RR engines, i find this beautiful

[@jj-tq4hx]

It's ALIVE!!!!! MONSTER ENGINE! See you in August Iberia!

[@eddyeel928]

As a Boeing and GE lover, I will also admit that RR engines have taken me great places safely too. Thank you guys.

[@chris2323771]

Nice to hear, same applies to GE AND P/W.

[@davidherrera2465]

Toda Una Imponente y Extraordinaria Ingenieria de Rolls Royce 👍👉💪

[@beetee9402]

At 03:13 - RR XWB engine final assembled and tested in Germany, put on a Dutch (Holland/Netherlands) NL registered truck - to transport it to Airbus. The truck with an EU text in French language (Convoi Exceptionnel)...

[@DanFrederiksen]

It's their own biggest fan

[@ch.roughhabit5002]

most beautiful art in the whole universe THE TURBO FAN ENGINE

[@nikson1520]

Wonder Machine all times.

[@joseosorio4682]

Definitivamente es una maravilla de la ingeniería aeronáutica civil. Me pongo de pie ante esa máquina potente. 😃👍🏻

[@bganesamurthy6398]

Engine test still excites me. Well done, RR.

[@chris2323771]

This country of ours needs much more of this and not media following.

[@kuriyamatidusflossy]

Humans and it's civilization you are amazing....I take a bow!

[@manuelcastaneda9222]

0:50 that safety wire is so perfect 😍

[@beetee9402]

yep RR still using good-old physical safety wire - it's visible and it works, although a pain for fingers in maintenance / overhaul.... watch this space for trained robot hands to do it 100% correct repeatedly one day??? ...Some alternative self-locking nut solutions can end up being "not so self locking" after all, after hundreds or thousands of flights. .. A relative worked on maintenance of civil and including corporate business/private jets - some of those private planes only fly once per week or less meaning they can be 10, 15 or even 20 years before going to big overhaul - then its nice to see the physical lock visually in place at interim inspections for sure.

[@elzahmet]

you mean lock wire for bolts?

[@brk932]

@@beetee9402 Lockwire is still preferred in military applications. And they do more inspections than civil aviation. It really helps!

[@RizLazey]

Assembly could probably takes hours or days But designing into perfection takes years and years

[@Deady4u]

I'm working on Trent 1000, -TEN, and TXWB. By far TXWB takes the longest to build cuz the build process has more steps, more (and heavier) tooling.

[@atelectro1]

Engineering at its perfection.

[@bill3880]

Amazing complex job!!

[@janithjanith6501]

Nice factory. nice attempt.nice production. Those machines are in high technology

[@raykrislianggi]

By far my most favorite sound from a modern turbofan.

[@WEIJJENS-BLINGJAARD]

As a former Engineer at RollsRoyce Plc, I have to admit that the technology used in manufacture is protected by the Official Secrets Act. The reason for this is that RollsRoyce is the only company in the world that assures the safety of passengers: Period. A fact that the British Company is proud of and, most other manufacturers will evade this guarantee or assurance. If so then why the Concord disaster?, that is a very good point ; The fault was not in the engines but debris on the runway. So if passengers wish to travel peacefully and enjoyment then only RollsRoyce Aircraft engines can provide and guarantee this. So happy flying!

[@DG-EditsYT]

Great to see a tutorial on the build feom scratch been trying to get a manual for my one for a while now thanks RR 😊

[@jasonkarov]

Now that most 4 engine jets are gone from passenger service, I carefully plan air travel to fly Airbus planes with Rolls Royce engines when at all possible. I have no doubt they are the crown jewel of quality & precision

[@Janet_Airlines802]

So many parts it’s amazing they are so dependable.

[@themayflowercompact]

It 's absolutely fantastic to see a technological aviation marvel being produced from the very beginning fragment by fragment...

[@khalidrashid2092]

Hats off to the British Engineering. Absolutely breathtaking. Khalid Rashid Islamabad

[@epbski]

At the risk of sounding like a total avgeek weirdo, the Trent XWB is a sexy engine! It's just so powerful yet refined, quiet, smooth, efficient, reliable, and beautiful. To me, it's both the physical embodiment and the definition of precision engineering and the proverbial "well-oiled machine".

[@philchip]

Amazing. Looks like a dream job.

[@shawncheng404]

Crown of British Industry

[@mrbobobailey]

We do a very good job in Derby too,

[@hallyhansen1]

Without any doubt, you do.

[@rameshrame3704]

Is there any vacancy for aircraft maintenance engineer.... [e-mail]

[@alanginger7636]

@soaringtractor Doh, that was not the reason, you yanks couldn't make a decent engine by yourself, just google it. You needed the merlin (built under licence) for your mustangs, then you fitted to everything else you could, none came to the UK.

[@cuatropolis2881]

Im amazed for how fast those people work

[@omkarparab5793]

Was wondering..for assembly you recruit Mechanical engineers or just train any people for the job? 🤔

[@MrSonoranbird]

This is the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine that powered the El Al Israel Boeing 787 Dreamliner that took me non-stop from LAX to Israel and back in 2020. On the way back, through the long March night, forward wing, I had a clear view from my seat of the front of it. Not even a hick-up.

[@andrewk1965]

A work of art

Mesmerizing. I gotta ask : is there REALLY room for improvement ?

[@mitchbarredo3990]

Imagine being the truck driver for that load! Probably that engine is worth 15 million CDN, watch those bumps!!

[@Col.J.N.W.SinghKhandala]

Mitch Barredo Which is why perhaps the truck is labelled 'Convoy Exceptional'.

[@markofexcellence5209]

This is why I love insurance.

[@sjmunoz]

this only deserves a single word: "Amazing"

[@M4Production]

Ah, I remember my first Royce and its 20,000 component aero thrust engine. Simpler times.

[@Ppadira]

Hey r u Dutch🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

[@M4Production]

@@Ppadira nope

[@grahamariss2111]

It's a work of Art

[@SuperKirkb]

that truck driver solely has the most responsible job

[@R4F4SANT0S]

1:32 so dangerous , if this cable breaks

[@shivamgagad5674]

Thanks! This video is extremely helpful as I am trying to build my own!

[@jomjamnjoobjib8024]

It’s such an interesting industry.

[@postwar46]

Never forget the origin of excellence, of the Rolls Royce V12 Merlin Engine which secured the skies over Europe in WW2; being fitted to Spitfires, Hurricanes ,Lancaster's, Mosquitos and Mustangs. Now technology continues on the cutting edge to produce thrust far beyond the capacity of those early engines, in the hallowed pasture of a great land.

[@carlolencionicarlo5091]

Ottimo ambiente, pulito,ordinato,lindo,evidenziato l'ambiente con colori,tutto chiaro,ben organizzato ,addetti ai lavori disciplinati,ordinati,seri tutto efficente OK.

[@AlexanderCraig-xl3di]

I've just started at Rolls Royce TSTL. We do all the blade coating for these.

[@diego90XD]

The sound of the XWB🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@marceloparracho387]

Perfeição absoluta !

[@PeeaaaK]

Such a beautiful engine!

[@Andrew279144]

You guys and gals are great at what you do - make me proud to be British. Rolls Royce rules!

[@mitzy123]

This factory is in Germany. Not much British about it nowadays sadly

[@jamesdavies3237]

Rolls royce the defence company that makes these engines is completely british, this engine was designed first amd made at the facility in Derby. Rolls royce holdings (the defence company) has multiple production lines in other countries including the US and Germany. Dont be mistaken by this, this incredible engine was designed and made by British engineering

[@charlesflamand4147]

Good to know that its located in France

[@davidsuarez7403]

huh?

[@micbouillon9963]

Très belle vidéo sur ce montage impressionnant .

[@stereogin8423]

the Trent XWB is the best with less engine noise and fuel efficient engine

[@sjmunoz]

I always wanted to work in these kinds of engine assembly places, but destiny didnt make it as i wished.. only the fact that i see such a shiny floor makes me let go some tears.

[@ruitrindade5201]

Just amazing, I've always wanted a project like that.

[@ramprasadsharda556]

Wow you guys are awesome 😎 I am getting aspired by you guys.

[@epbski]

1:15 On a normal day building the engines, they don't actually line the screws up on the table that perfectly before using them, do they? That's just for the video, right?

[@ElteacherMurcia]

Anything can't be missed.

[@jimenex13]

I would love to work for Rolls Royce. Is there any prior military options? I love the aviation industry.

[@ironmaiden5658]

This reminds me of that time down in the back shed.. I called mine Jet Engine.. Never took off.

[@marmel8394]

Amazing work, and some people blame me for my love to Trent.

[@jurandp23]

@Rolls-Royce how does your quality assurance look like?

[@Gus1966-c9o]

One word guys , Awesome !!

[@Roboseal2]

I honestly like how P&W never releases their testing videos to the public while GE and rolls do so. Keep it secret is good.

[@TonyBanchamek]

These guys, are they engineers? I'm a student in mechanical engineering, and I really would love to do the same job

[@fattylumpkin8052]

The only possible engineers I spotted were the guys looking at the monitors; maybe techs or QAs, though. But there are engineers deeply involved in every process you saw. Worked them all as an ME over the decades. Fun times.

[@nova290r]

Guys u'r awesome. Gr8 piece of technology!

[@farshidjamali]

pure dignity

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

cool 20 million right here.

[@SpeakTruth-zi9nx]

Am Proud to power xwb as one of the engineers

[@udparent2730]

Good for you!. I'm jealous!

[@udparent2730]

So cool. Hope you continue to enjoy it.

[@vinayakhuracan5182]

How much amount of air compression needed to give the enormous thrust

[@tfiedler21]

Up to 50 bar (750 psi) after the last compressor stage - differs from engine to engine

[@lostpung]

This is why everyone trust RR

[@tomasgarcia330]

How much time do they spend on crafting the motor ?

[@ernstblofeld8820]

Dear Rolls Royce, PLEASE, wheres the SOUNDTRACK from? Awsome video, i have tears in my eyes.

[@chaserjacky1662]

Use soundhound to identify the song

[@aaronvandoorn6422]

That was pretty awesome how long does it take to build 1 engine?

[@susannewriege5956]

About a month.But we are working in parallel to ensure we can deliver one XWB engine each day to Airbus to cope with the high demand for the aircraft.

[@jovanholland36]

Thats why its called the A350-1000 and 900xwb

[@harlmechanics1762]

Can i still apply in aircraft mechanic eventough im colorblind? But i can identify primary colors