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From my old flying days, I remember everyone talking about how the engine nacelles on the original model 777's were almost exactly the same diameter as the fuse
by cyberferret 9y ago
From my old flying days, I remember everyone talking about how the engine nacelles on the original model 777's were almost exactly the same diameter as the fuselage barrel on a 737.
That one fact really brought home to me what a huge beast the 777 was...
- cyberferret 9y agoAnother standout from my chat with the engineers that day, was the fact that each individual fan blade on the 777 engine was worth far more than my car... I think it was almost the equivalent cost of 24 Porsches spinning around that initial stage of the engine - let alone all the compressor and turbine stage blades behind that!