Dude, you should probably get that checked out.

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired) 03/14/2018 at 20:36 • Filed to: It's Billy Fucillo YUUUUUUGE

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Check out the size of GE’s new turbofan for the 777X:

GE9X first flight

GE9X first flight

GE 9X first flight

ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired 03/14/2018 at 20:38

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https://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-largest-jet-engine-in-de-vooorld-1820987446

That’s a big mother.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > someassemblyrequired 03/14/2018 at 20:47

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Dude use the other hand sometimes...

someassemblyrequired > ttyymmnn 03/14/2018 at 20:49

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I wanna know what happens when one conks out somewhere remote. Will one of those even fit in an AN-225?

ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired 03/14/2018 at 20:56

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In a pinch, my guess is that they’ll strap one on that 747, fly to the site, and swap the good for the bad.

GE90man > someassemblyrequired 03/14/2018 at 21:01

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Oh my that is big

someassemblyrequired > ttyymmnn 03/14/2018 at 21:02

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Short of borrowing the Stratolaunch, that seems like one of the few viable options.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > someassemblyrequired 03/14/2018 at 21:23

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They move a lot easier if you take the fan section off (kinda matches your username):

It’s easier to transport the fan horizontally on a pallet, if you even need to transport it at all.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 03/14/2018 at 21:25

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Too bad this isn’t an option any longer.

ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired 03/14/2018 at 21:43

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Turn your head and cough....

user314 > someassemblyrequired 03/14/2018 at 21:58

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Engine mules, such an odd looking group.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > someassemblyrequired 03/14/2018 at 22:19

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I just have to say... the 777 is such a majestic bird

Also, fences suck. That would have been an awesome picture.

gettingoldercarguy > someassemblyrequired 03/14/2018 at 22:24

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It’s only a problem if the flight lasts for more than four hours.

someassemblyrequired > user314 03/14/2018 at 22:32

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Always liked the P&W Canada 720.

Liam Farrell > someassemblyrequired 03/14/2018 at 23:19

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The 777 and 747 are a lot closer in size than it looks in pictures, I was fortunate to see both of them together at SFO in September.

A 747 with 4 of the GE9X engines would be a rocket ship.

Liam Farrell > Liam Farrell 03/14/2018 at 23:22

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Kinja’d

facw > ttyymmnn 03/14/2018 at 23:25

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Maybe they could fit one on an old 747 that supports the extra engine position?

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > user314 03/14/2018 at 23:32

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ttyymmnn > facw 03/14/2018 at 23:35

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I would bet that it’s way too big.

facw > ttyymmnn 03/14/2018 at 23:40

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Oh well, into the Dreamlifter it goes...

facw > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/14/2018 at 23:41

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Hmm, I swear that wasn’t there when I posted the same thing two hours later...

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > someassemblyrequired 03/14/2018 at 23:43

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its a bigboi

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > user314 03/15/2018 at 09:03

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Is that some kind of ducted turbofan on that IL-76? it looks like it’s missing too many parts to be a regular turbofan.

user314 > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP 03/15/2018 at 10:24

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I can’t find a good page in English about it, but that’s the Kuznetsov NK-93 .

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > user314 03/15/2018 at 10:57

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I did find somewhere that stated it’s a 16:1 bypass ratio turbofan. With that kind of bypass ratio it’s essentially blurring the lines between a turbofan and a ducted Turboprop.

user314 > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP 03/15/2018 at 11:03

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Or even a ducted prop-fan, really.