A hand-polished titanium fan blade from the Rolls-Royce BR710 engine of a Gulfstream G550 business jet, mounted on a black display base.
The Gulfstream G550, produced by Gulfstream Aerospace of Savannah, Georgia, is among the most successful long-range business jets ever built, powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofans. The wide-chord fan blade is the visual signature of the modern turbofan, a single piece of aerospace titanium whose twisted, tapering form is dictated entirely by aerodynamics, and polished to a mirror finish, it stands as a found sculpture, the engineering itself supplying the beauty. Blades of this type are rarely released for private ownership.
A hand-polished titanium fan blade from the Rolls-Royce BR710 engine of a Gulfstream G550 business jet, mounted on a black display base.
The Gulfstream G550, produced by Gulfstream Aerospace of Savannah, Georgia, is among the most successful long-range business jets ever built, powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofans. The wide-chord fan blade is the visual signature of the modern turbofan, a single piece of aerospace titanium whose twisted, tapering form is dictated entirely by aerodynamics, and polished to a mirror finish, it stands as a found sculpture, the engineering itself supplying the beauty. Blades of this type are rarely released for private ownership.
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