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If Boeing concedes the civilian market, the likes of SpaceX could just spin out an aircraft or jet engine business and compete quite well. How about some engin
by phkahler 3y ago
If Boeing concedes the civilian market, the likes of SpaceX could just spin out an aircraft or jet engine business and compete quite well.
How about some engines made with those fancy alloys they've got? Or just a willingness to do an awesome design without all the baggage or need for short term profit.
- hef19898 3y agoThe overlap between space rockets and aircraft engines and airliners either zero so. Also, Boeing isn't buildong aircraft engines.
- chrisco255 3y agoDo you know if they use Rolls Royce engines?
- maxnoe 3y agoShort search turned up at least one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_BR700 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_BR700
- Gravityloss 3y agoRolls Royce is big in big engines. Not so much in smaller single aisle aircraft. Boeing 777 and 787 have Rolls Royce engine options. The Rolls Royce Trent engine family is advanced in having three spools compared to the usual two by competitors.