One engine swap makes a 1950s bomber more useful than the aircraft designed to replace it.

Rolls-Royce has begun testing F130 engines for the United States Air Force B-52 fleet at the NASA Stennis Space Center. Rolls-Royce has announced it has launched F130 engine testing at the company’s ...

Rolls Royce has started testing their new F130 engines at the NASA Stennis Space Center, according to a press release. The engines will be to replace the Pratt and Whitney TF33 engines currently being ...

The most recent development with continued B-52 improvement pertains to the well-known re-engining effort for the aircraft. For many years, the Air Force has been working with Boeing and Rolls-Royce ...

At NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, Rolls-Royce has begun testing of the F130 jet dual-engine pods that will power the US Air Force's B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber fleet for the ...

Of course, the long-range strategic bomber we currently see in the skies above our heads is no longer the same as the one born after the Second World War, at least beyond its outer shell. That’s ...

In addition to the F130 engines, the B-52J upgrade will include several other modernizations. The bomber will get a new radar system, improved avionics, updated displays, and enhanced wheels and ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Rolls-Royce has begun tests of the F130 turbofan for the U.S. Air Force B-52H re-engining program in the bomber’s distinctive twin-podded configuration for the first time. Initial ...

For one reason or another, airplanes, no matter their make or use, have a habit of being very reliable, in the sense that they can still fly, safely, decades after they rolled off the assembly lines.

The Boeing B-52 bomber is receiving a significant upgrade with new Rolls-Royce F130 engines, intended to extend its service life potentially beyond 100 years. Rolls-Royce has begun outdoor testing of ...