{"id":321428,"date":"2025-11-23T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/rolls-royce-new-tech-protect-jet-engines-desert-dust\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T08:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:00:15","slug":"rolls-royce-tests-new-tech-to-protect-jet-engines-from-desert-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=321428","title":{"rendered":"Rolls-Royce Tests New Tech To Protect Jet Engines From Desert Dust"},"content":{"rendered":"

British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce<\/a><\/span> is currently in the process of testing new technology at its Derby site in order to protect jet engines from the damaging effects of desert dust and sand. Fine particles ingested during take-off can enter the hottest parts of an engine, corroding components, clogging internal passages, and forcing more frequent engine overhauls, especially for aircraft flying in the Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Engine durability has a been a front-of-mind issue for most airlines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,14163,16569,4942,701],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-engine-maker","category-manufacturers","category-rolls-royce","category-united-kingdom"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t