Rolls-Royce set to power Boeing's jet of the future

摘要

British engines could be used to power Boeing's Sonic Cruiser — its proposed rival to Airbus's A380 superjumbo. Following the announcement last month of Boeing's intention to develop its Sonic Cruiser, a high-altitude 200-seat plane capable of Mach 0.98 to be launched onto the market by 2008, The Engineer has learned that Rolls- Boeing to supply the engines