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GE9X - massive engine soars 03-13-18

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  1. jgonzalesm6

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    #1 jgonzalesm6, Mar 17, 2018
    GE9X engine soars

     
  2. NürScud

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    #2 NürScud, Mar 17, 2018
    It looks so big on the 747, imagine in a smaller range plane how it will look like!
     
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    #3 jgonzalesm6, Mar 17, 2018
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    yeah, 737's and all its variants I can't see this on them due to ground clearance....so quite possibly on the larger wide bodied jets.

    I think 4 engined wide-bodies are going to be the things of the past. Two engined wide-bodied are the future....due to fuel costs.
     
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    #5 energy88, Mar 17, 2018
    A quick internet check says the GE9X is nearly 13 feet in diameter- larger than a 737 fuselage.
     
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    #6 BMW.SauberF1Team, Mar 17, 2018
    So diameter is 6" more than the GE90, but thrust is less than 110/113/115Bs at 105,000 lbf. I guess they had to makeup the 10% fuel efficiency gains somehow.
     
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    #8 mike01606, Mar 20, 2018
    whoahh....that's got my OCD going. I'd have thought four would've been better ;)
     

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