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The World's Largest Plane Engine is Finally Ready to Fly
By Cailey Rizzo/ Home/ Travel/ Southern Living/ southernliving.com
"Boeing and General Electric are preparing the world’s largest engine for takeoff.
Earlier this week, the two companies mounted the gargantuan engine onto a Boeing 747-400 flying testbed in California, according to Aviation Daily. Test flights are scheduled to begin at the end of the year.
The gigantic engine will eventually be used on Boeing’s upcoming 777X aircraft.
The engine alone has been in development for more than five years — and those five years have been spent cramming in an impressive amount of technology.
The inside fans alone span 11 feet in diameter, and the outside measures 14.5 feet across. The engine is capable of producing 100,000 pounds of thrust...."
Courtesy of Boeing
Richard
By Cailey Rizzo/ Home/ Travel/ Southern Living/ southernliving.com
"Boeing and General Electric are preparing the world’s largest engine for takeoff.
Earlier this week, the two companies mounted the gargantuan engine onto a Boeing 747-400 flying testbed in California, according to Aviation Daily. Test flights are scheduled to begin at the end of the year.
The gigantic engine will eventually be used on Boeing’s upcoming 777X aircraft.
The engine alone has been in development for more than five years — and those five years have been spent cramming in an impressive amount of technology.
The inside fans alone span 11 feet in diameter, and the outside measures 14.5 feet across. The engine is capable of producing 100,000 pounds of thrust...."
Courtesy of Boeing
Richard