The Trent XWB is the very latest engine developed by Rolls-Royce. It is the world’s most efficient large aero engine flying and recently started passenger carrying service with Qatar Airways, almost exactly 100 years after the first Rolls-Royce aero engine, the Eagle, ran for the first time.
The Trent XWB puts Rolls-Royce at the very cutting edge of a high-technology industry, with Derby at the centre of development and production for the Trent XWB, making this city a centre for aviation excellence! 2015 marks the centenary of Rolls-Royce in aviation. Come along to see how far aero engines have come in 100 years and where they might go next.
Find out more about how the Trent XWB was made, the people that made it and some of the technology that makes it so special.
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ACTIVITIES: Drop in Family Activities
Saturday 21 February
1-5pm
Get involved in hands-on aviation inspired family activities with Rolls-Royce STEM Ambassadors to celebrate the opening of the exhibition.
TALK: Inventing the Trent XWB
Sunday 22 February
2-3pm
If you’ve ever thought about designing your own engine, this might be the place to start...
TALK: The Story of Aviation
Saturday 28 February
2-3pm
Join Alec Collins, former Rolls-Royce engineer, to find out about the history of aviation from its very early principles up to the present day.
TALK: How to build a Jet Engine
Sunday 1 March
2-3pm
An insight into the advanced manufacturing technology involved in building the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB.
ACTIVITY: Build your own Trent Jet Engine
Thursday 5 March
6-7pm
Build your own Trent Jet Engine using 3D modelling and making techniques, to understand the principles of additive layer manufacturing.
TALK: Inventing the Trent XWB
Thursday 5 March
7-8pm
If you’ve ever thought about designing your own engine, this might be the place to start...
ACTIVITIES: Drop in Family Activities
Saturday 7 March
10am-2pm
Get involved in hands-on aviation inspired family activities with Rolls-Royce STEM Ambassadors.
TALK: How to build a Jet Engine
Saturday 7 March
2-3pm
An insight into the advanced manufacturing technology involved in building the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB.
British Science Week
ACTIVITIES: Science Spectacular: Under the Microscope
Saturday 14 March
1-5pm
Take part in some hands-on activities with Science Communicator Sarah Cosgriff, to transform your mobile phone into a fully functioning microscope. Get up close and examine Rolls-Royce aerospace parts and find out how they work.
TALK: Journey through a Jet Engine: How the Trent XWB works
Sunday 15 March
2-3pm
The science behind the world’s most efficient aero engine.
TALK: The RB211 Family
Wednesday 18 March
3.30-4.30pm
Join Alec Collins, former Rolls-Royce engineer, for a talk on the development of the RB211 and its subsequent variants.
TALK: Curating Revealed
Thursday 19 March
3-4pm
Find out how a museum really works with Curator of Making, Daniel Martin. This new series of Curator-led sessions will deconstruct the processes of collection care. This session will show how a museum puts on temporary exhibitions, allowing behind-the-scenes access to the Rolls-Royce Trent WWB exhibition as an example.
ACTIVITY: Build your own Trent Jet Engine
Thursday 19 March
6-7pm
Build your own Trent Jet Engine using 3D modelling and making techniques, to understand the principles of additive layer manufacturing.
TALK: Flying the future
Thursday 19 March
7-8pm
What are the drivers and opportunities for engine and flight technology beyond the Trent XWB?
ACTIVITIES: How Water Works
Saturday 21 March
1-5pm
Take part in activities that explore the power of water as part of World Water Day.
TALK: Journey through a Jet Engine: How the Trent XWB works
Sunday 22 March
2-3pm
The science behind the world’s most efficient aero engine.
