The Rolls-Royce Trent aero engine is one of the UK’s industrial success stories helping to take the company from a market share of less than 10% of large Civil engines to almost 50% despite a fiercely competitive market. The effective introduction of advanced technology has led to the continuing development of new models including the Trent XWB, “the world’s most efficient aero engine”. The speaker has been involved in the design of the Trent engines from initial concept studies through to latest derivatives so can illuminate the story from personal experience.
18.00 Registration 18.30 AGM begins 19.00 Lecture begins 19.40 Q&A 20.00 Evening close
Frank Kirkland studied Mechanical Engineering at Manchester University. He joined Rolls-Royce in 1981 and has focused on the fields of design and mechanical integrity. He has worked across the range of RR aerospace engines from the Dart to the latest Trent engines. He was for a time Chief Design Engineer of the Trent 500 & 700 engines for the Airbus A330 and A340 Aircraft. He has been Engineering Lead for Rotating Gas Turbine Parts. He is currently Chief Designer-Civil Aerospace and Senior Fellow in Mechanical Integrity. He is a former Chairman of the IMechE Aerospace Division.
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