That is one mother of an engine!

"Colin W Kingsbury" wrote in message
nk.net...
Worth noting that the 777 engines are actually quite a bit larger with
100,000+lb thrust capability:
http://www.geae.com/engines/commercial/ge90/index.html

Of course it mounts only two so total thrust is quite a bit less...
-cwk.

"Dave" wrote in message
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Trents are Rolls Royce, it is the Trent 900 details are
Engine certification was achieved on schedule in October 2004 through
the
new European Aviation Safety Agency. Even though it will operate
initially
at a maximum take-off thrust of 70,000lb, the Trent 900 is cleared at an
80,000lb rating, allowing margin for future growth. It reached thrusts
in
excess of 90,000lb during early test bed running.

With a fan diameter of 116 inches, the Trent 900 is physically the
largest
engine ever built by Rolls-Royce. It is also the world's cleanest large
turbofan engine, measured by emissions per pound of thrust.