{"id":161,"date":"2016-09-21T10:51:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T05:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogthejetboy.wordpress.com\/?p=161"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:51:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T05:21:15","slug":"top-10-facts-about-the-worlds-largest-turbofan-engine-the-ge90-115b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/top-10-facts-about-the-worlds-largest-turbofan-engine-the-ge90-115b\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Facts about the Worlds Largest Turbofan Engine,  The GE90-115B"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 3 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><ul>\n<li><strong>At 3.43 meters the Fan diameter of the engine is almost equal to the max. Cabin width of a Boeing 737.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-869 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.tik.co\/thejetboy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/18jbaj67ma4kujpg-1.jpg\" alt=\"18jbaj67ma4kujpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/18jbaj67ma4kujpg-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/18jbaj67ma4kujpg-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/18jbaj67ma4kujpg-1-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/18jbaj67ma4kujpg-1-685x463.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For their unique shape, the fan blades of GE90-115B have found a spot at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-870 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.tik.co\/thejetboy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/7830265916_732657aab4_h1-1.jpg\" alt=\"7830265916_732657aab4_h\" width=\"541\" height=\"812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/7830265916_732657aab4_h1-1.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/7830265916_732657aab4_h1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/7830265916_732657aab4_h1-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/7830265916_732657aab4_h1-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/7830265916_732657aab4_h1-1-685x1027.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A single GE90-115b produces the same amount of thrust as all the four engines in an A340-300.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>With an In-Flight Shutdown Rate of 1 per million flight hours, you are ten times more likely to get struck by lightning.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>At 115,000 pounds (513kN) the thrust produced by a single fan blade is three times the empty weight of Cessna-172.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-871 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.tik.co\/thejetboy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/cessna-172-1.jpg\" alt=\"cessna-172\" width=\"634\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/cessna-172-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/cessna-172-1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/cessna-172-1-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/cessna-172-1-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/cessna-172-1-685x354.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It holds the world record for world\u2019s longest flight by a commercial airliner, flying 21,600 Km in 22 hours, 42 minutes from Hong Kong to London via the Pacific and continental America.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The GE90-115B is powerful enough to operate GE\u2019s Boeing-747 on its power.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.tik.co\/thejetboy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/0313479-1.jpg\" alt=\"0313479.jpg\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/0313479-1.jpg 870w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/0313479-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/0313479-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/0313479-1-685x457.jpg 685w, https:\/\/thejetboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/0313479-1-342x228.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It burns more than 230 liters of fuel every minute during takeoff.<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-187\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.tik.co\/thejetboy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2016\/09\/ttgnh-1.gif\" alt=\"ttgnh.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Since its introduction in 1995, the GE90 family has accumulated more than 50,000,000 flight hour or 5,700 YEARS in air.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It also holds the record for longest single engine flight (ETOPS) at 5 hours 50 minutes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-873 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.tik.co\/thejetboy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/01\/aaeaaqaaaaaaaaiqaaaajgi4ntuwm2m2ltm5yzytndnjni05otqzlwi3nzlizwjjyja5ng-1.jpg\" 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