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Rolls-Royce powers fastest civil aircraft into service

Rolls-Royce has powered the first delivery of the new Cessna Citation X+, the world's fastest civil aircraft, with AE 3007C2 engines.

The AE 3007C2 is the latest variant of the AE 3007C engine (above) that powers more than 300 Citation X aircraft in service today.

Russell Buxton, Rolls-Royce, President - Civil Small and Medium Engines, said: “We are proud to power the new Citation X+ into service and look forward to a new chapter in our relationship with Cessna and the Textron Aviation companies.”

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The engine is fully supported by the Rolls-Royce CorporateCare® engine management and services programme, which now covers more than 1,500 aircraft.

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The AE 3007 family of engines has accumulated more than 50 million flight hours.

 

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