DLR and Rolls-Royce are developing more efficient aircraft engines

Turbines How "Winglets" Make Aircraft Engines More Fuel-Efficient

2025-08-22 From German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Translated by AI 4 min Reading Time

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DLR and Rolls-Royce Germany are developing more fuel-efficient aircraft engines. They are using a turbine test rig unique in Europe.

Future high-performance turbines are being studied at the Next Generation Turbine Test Facility (NG-Turb) of the DLR Institute of Propulsion Technology in Göttingen (Germany).(Image: DLR) — Future high-performance turbines are being studied at the Next Generation Turbine Test Facility (NG-Turb) of the DLR Institute of Propulsion Technology in Göttingen (Germany).
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The German Aerospace Center (DLR), in collaboration with Rolls-Royce Germany, has made significant progress in the development of turbines for efficient and environmentally friendly aircraft engines. Among other things, they applied a trick commonly seen on modern aircraft wings: small winglets at the tips of the turbine blades increase the turbine's efficiency. Rolls-Royce is already using these and other technologies in the latest engines in the Pearl engine family, significantly reducing fuel consumption.

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