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A Jumbo Jet Engine
The story of the thousands of people who design, build and test jet engines at Rolls-Royce's manufacturing plants across the UK, and the astonishing technology behind the engines.
As Boeing's 787 Dreamliner makes its inaugural flight, Rolls-Royce engineers celebrate the performance of its revolutionary Trent 1000 jet engines. They're the latest in a family of sophisticated aero engines that have driven Rolls-Royce to become world leaders in the market for jumbo jet engines.
This is the story of the thousands of people who design, build and test engines at Rolls-Royce's manufacturing plants in Derby and across the UK, making Rolls-Royce a central part of life for the people who work there.
Exploring some of the astonishing technology behind the engines' advanced components, the programme meets the skilled engineers who design and build them, and experience the ups and downs of life on the assembly line.
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How does planning help the production process?
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How does planning help the production process?
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How to Build... - A Jumbo Jet Engine
Duration: 01:53
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Thomas Newman
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Gerard Fletcher |
Producer | Paul King |
Series Producer | Steve Crabtree |
Broadcasts
- Sun 4 Jul 2010 21:05
- Mon 5 Jul 2010 23:20±«Óãtv Two except Northern Ireland
- Tue 6 Jul 2010 00:00±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland
- Mon 9 Aug 2010 00:55
- Sun 4 Dec 2011 20:00
- Tue 21 Feb 2012 21:00
- Wed 22 Feb 2012 03:00
- Fri 24 Feb 2012 01:45
- Sun 3 Nov 2013 19:00±«Óãtv Two except Scotland & Wales
- Mon 19 Dec 2016 00:45
- Sun 27 May 2018 20:30
- Mon 28 May 2018 01:00
- Tue 23 Apr 2019 02:20
- Wed 11 Sep 2019 15:15±«Óãtv Two except Scotland
- Thu 17 Oct 2019 22:00
- Wed 9 Sep 2020 22:00
- Fri 11 Sep 2020 02:15
- Wed 2 Jun 2021 22:00
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