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A "softer" GEnx for the 747-8
Washington, USA - It will be the same engine scheduled for the Dreamliner but with some differences in terms of thrust, turbine stages and fan
General Electric is setting a special version of its GEnx turbofan to be destined to the new variant of the Boeing 747 Jumbo, the 747-8. It deals with a solution which practically proves similar to the one adopted for the 787 Dreamliner, though some differences exist and must be mentioned. First of all, the engine will have a lower thrust compared to the one scheduled for being installed on the Dreamliner...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 132114
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency