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Old July 28th 18, 07:10 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Default Boeing steps in to help the manufacturer of the world's biggest plane - An-225 Mriya.jpg ...

"Miloch" wrote in message news

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/compa...yyk?li=BBnb7Kz

The An-225 Mriya is powered by six turbofan engines and is also the
heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tons.
It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service.


I wonder if it would be more cost-effective to replace:

6 × Progress D-18T turbofans, 51,600 lb thrust each

with

4 x General Electric GEnx-1B, 76,100 lb each

And give it a single vertical stabilizer while they're at it...