Customer:Rolls-RoyceMississippi, USAFacility Type:150,000 lbf Turbofan Outdoor Gas Turbine Engine Certification Test FacilityEngine Types:Trent series (1700, 1000, 900, 800, etc.)Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR 700 seriesDescription:MDS was responsible for all aspects of this turnkey project, including supply of test systems, project management, architectural design, facility construction, dismantling and refurbishment of existing Rolls-Royce equipment.Located in the NASA complex, the Rolls-Royce Outdoor Jet Engine Test Facility is recognized as a globally-unique self-contained facility. As Rolls-Royce’s Gold Standard engine test certification site, the facility is capable of a wide range of tests, and provides for the outdoor location of the development testing of Rolls-Royce’s latest family of high thrust jet engines.