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Indeed. Though I don't think they intend to maintain them. The article cites donated 'retired' engines. So this is an experiment, or a P.R. stunt. But if th
by pp19dd 10y ago
Indeed. Though I don't think they intend to maintain them. The article cites donated 'retired' engines.
So this is an experiment, or a P.R. stunt. But if they'd take this seriously, it'd be so weird to estimate the maintenance costs. $5 mil per engine, 3-4 months uptime, 2 months downtime for rebuild so you'd need multiple engines, constant sandblasting by particles sucked in the turbines.
- notahacker 10y agoIn theory there's no shortage of engines available for scrap value because they're obsolete and/or their expensive moving parts have reached their life limit for airworthy aircraft, and most of them will keep running for a while yet. The fuel bill is a bigger deal than the supply of old engines I still agree with the people here that think this is a colossally stupid idea.