Parker Aerospace has been selected by Rolls-Royce as the supplier of fuel atomisation nozzles and lubrication and scavenge pumps for the new Trent 500 engine.
The nozzles will be designed and produced by the company's Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division in Andover, Ohio, and the pumps by the Nichols Aircraft Division in Ayer, Massachusetts.
Rolls-Royce has projected that up to 3,000 engines will be built through to the year 2020.
Each engine requires 20 nozzles and one pump.
Airbus Industries has selected the Trent 500 for its new four-engine A340-500/600 aircraft.
Source: Flight Daily News
