They could slap just one on top of a B-52...
Too bad its top heavy or I could be Rocket Man!
GE seems to have a lot better luck with their high-bypass engines lately. The GE90-115B has been a workhorse for the 777-300ER, and the GE/Safran CFM International LEAP engine has gone into service on the A320neo Family and 737 MAX planes with relatively little trouble.
Two of these on an hourly Los Angeles-San Fransisco route can completely replace the medium speed rail line they are building.
Looks like it was just along for the ride on this flight.
I thought the dreamliner was replacing the 777
Can it outrun a Vogon Intergalactic highway construction team?
I had the good fortune to view the engine testing facility at Pratt & Whitney’s Hartford, CT. plant. I got a big round of chuckles from the staff when I inquired about all the new, freshly laid concrete block in one corner of the room, thinking it was building expansion (it was well away from the engine test mounting cradle). One man explained it as simply “an engine failure during testing”. Eventually I was told it took out the control room as well, & the big windows into the test area were now bulletproof.
I was working at the facility on a large, multi-aisle automated parts storage system. I was on their site for a couple of months. I was able to witness a number of engine tests in that time. The regular employees found it boring. To me it was fascinating. I’ll never forget being astounded at the amount of water that could be consumed by their engines and still keep running, providing ample thrust. Never again did I worry about a flameout while traveling in bad weather.
It was designed by Yun Hung Lo:-)
The photo with that big engine just looks oversized for the airplane and that airplane is a 747!