Date: 18 Mar 97 03:14:49
From: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM (Karl Swartz)
Organization: Chicago Software Works, Menlo Park, California
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>Using some examples in the engine business to prove new designs are
>not always better. The IAE V2500 may have better fuel consumption
>than the CFM56, however, the maturity of the CFM56 engine still
>prove to be very important for the operators. The same thing
>(i.e., maturity) probably can be said about the PW4084 (vs. the
>GE90 and Trent 800 on the B777).
Why do you lump the Trent 800 with the GE90? Despite the new name
(er, it was new for the A330) it's a derivative of the tried-and-true
RB.211, and thus could be considered a far more mature design than the
PW4084. A lot has changed from the L-1011's original RB.211-22B, but
the PW4084 has changed a lot from the A310's PW4152, too.
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