How much does a GE 90 cost?
The engine order is valued at close to $140 million list price. “The GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777 aircraft combination has proven to be very popular with our customers due to its outstanding performance and reliability,” said Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BOC Aviation.
How much HP does a Boeing 777 have?
In a Boeing 777, a single engine produces 52,000 hp.
How much horsepower did Titanic have?
The RMS Titanic weighed almost 50,000 tons and could carry 3,500 people. Before it sunk, it was world-famous as the massive titan of the sea. Its multiple engines, powered by 159 coal furnaces, were designed to deliver 46,000 horsepower. Compare that to today’s beastly mode of transport: the Boeing 777.
How much horsepower does an Airbus A380 have?
This is 30.843 horsepower. Another way to look at the comparison; the GP 7200 engine or the Airbus A380 equals at take-off for all four engines around 230 Megawatt of total fanpower. That is the power required to drive the fan of the engines.
How much does a Boeing Triple 7 engine cost?
Each engine costs $24 million. For the price of one engine you could get this beautiful Swiss home and two engines would get you three 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossas, the most expensive car ever sold at auction.
How big were the Titanic’s boilers?
15 feet 9 inches
They were powered by steam produced in 29 boilers, 24 of which were double-ended and five single-ended, which contained a total of 159 furnaces. The boilers were 15 feet 9 inches (4.80 m) in diameter and 20 feet (6.1 m) long, each weighing 91.5 tons and capable of holding 48.5 tons of water.
What kind of engine is the GE GEnx?
The General Electric GEnx (General Electric Next-generation) is an advanced dual rotor, axial flow, high-bypass turbofan jet engine in production by GE Aviation for the Boeing 787 and 747-8. The GEnx is intended to replace the CF6 in GE’s product line.
How big is a General Electric GEnx fan?
The GEnx is derived from the GE90 with a fan diameter of 111.1 in (282 cm) for the 787 and 104.7 in (266 cm) for the 747-8.
Which is better GE CF6 or GEnx engine?
Based on proven GE90 architecture, the GEnx engine will offer up to 15% improved fuel efficiency and 15% less CO2 compared to GE’s CF6 engine.
How does the GEnx engine improve fuel efficiency?
It also introduces Titanium Aluminide blades to stages 6 and 7, reducing engine weight by approximately 400 lbs. and contributing to increased fuel efficiency on the GEnx engine.