izahi@portia.Stanford.EDU (Raul Izahi Lopez Hernandez) (01/18/90)
Hi there! Trying to post a follow-up and not succeding again: Answering to Henry of Toronto it is interesting to know that GE (General Electric) is about to announce a new engine which might be used in the Boeing's '777' plane coming, maybe not so soon though. So the SSX sounds reasonable when reality can be better than 'fantasy'. RAUL IZAHI
henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) (01/18/90)
In article <8329@portia.Stanford.EDU> izahi@portia.Stanford.EDU (Raul Izahi Lopez Hernandez) writes: > Answering to Henry of Toronto it is interesting to know that >GE (General Electric) is about to announce a new engine which might >be used in the Boeing's '777' plane coming, maybe not so soon though... The engine manufacturers have it a bit easier than the aircraft folks, because their products can go up on a variety of birds. The 777, as currently envisioned, basically wants really hefty turbofans -- it's almost 747 size but only two engines -- and those are already cooking for other applications, notably enlarged 747s and DC-10s. Even so, you won't find an engine manufacturer investing big bucks in (as opposed to announcing the existence of) a new engine without a pretty good assurance of a market for it. -- 1972: Saturn V #15 flight-ready| Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology 1990: birds nesting in engines | uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu