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February 25th 04, 05:22 AM
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HF118
Per AW&ST
G.E. and Honda are putting together a compnay to manufacture and sell the HF118 turbofan designed by Honda and will jointly certify. Prototype is 1,670 lb thrust, but can be scaled from 1,350 to 2,500 lb thrust. Cost will be well 'under' $500,000 a copy. Specs: 17.4 in diam two stage compressor two stage turbine 54.5 in long bypass ratio 2.9 fuel consumption at cruise is 0.75lb/hr/lb dry weight is 392 lb Prices and size are getting down where it is almost economical to use in home built. Big John 
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February 25th 04, 05:53 AM
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"Big John" wrote Cost will be well 'under' $500,000 a copy. Prices and size are getting down where it is almost economical to use in home built. Big John Hmmmm. Half a milllllllllion. Not in "my" budget. Now or ever. -- Jim in NC --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.594 / Virus Database: 377 - Release Date: 2/24/2004
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February 25th 04, 08:04 AM
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 23:22:29 -0600, Big John
wrote: :Per AW&ST : :G.E. and Honda are putting together a compnay to manufacture and sell :the HF118 turbofan designed by Honda and will jointly certify. : :Prototype is 1,670 lb thrust, but can be scaled from 1,350 to 2,500 : lb thrust. : :Cost will be well 'under' $500,000 a copy. : :Specs: : :17.4 in diam :two stage compressor :two stage turbine :54.5 in long :bypass ratio 2.9 :fuel consumption at cruise is 0.75lb/hr/lb :dry weight is 392 lb : :Prices and size are getting down where it is almost economical to use :in home built. I wonder how much the PW610F's and PW615F's are going to cost?
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February 25th 04, 04:07 PM
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 00:04:04 -0800, Richard Riley
wrote: On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 23:22:29 -0600, Big John wrote: :Per AW&ST : :G.E. and Honda are putting together a compnay to manufacture and sell :the HF118 turbofan designed by Honda and will jointly certify. : :Prototype is 1,670 lb thrust, but can be scaled from 1,350 to 2,500 : lb thrust. : :Cost will be well 'under' $500,000 a copy. : :Specs: : :17.4 in diam :two stage compressor :two stage turbine :54.5 in long :bypass ratio 2.9 :fuel consumption at cruise is 0.75lb/hr/lb :dry weight is 392 lb : :Prices and size are getting down where it is almost economical to use :in home built. I wonder how much the PW610F's and PW615F's are going to cost? Geez man, just look in the Yellow Pages under "Engines, Aircraft" and call your local outlet store to ask. :-p Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
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