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What is the max thrust of a 747?

Early jet engines The engine intakes were small and an air hostess could barely squeeze in for a publicity photo. Boeing's first 747 jumbo had much bigger engines which produced about 45,000lbs of thrust. The most recent model, the 747-8, has engines that produce 66,000lbs of thrust.



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Early jet engines The engine intakes were small and an air hostess could barely squeeze in for a publicity photo. Boeing's first 747 jumbo had much bigger engines which produced about 45,000lbs of thrust. The most recent model, the 747-8, has engines that produce 66,000lbs of thrust.

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The most recent model, the 747-8, has engines that produce 66,000lbs of thrust.

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Its engines are the most powerful in the world The sole engine option on the 777-300ER is the General Electric GE90-115B, delivering approximately 115,000 pounds of takeoff thrust in each engine.

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The most powerful aircraft in terms of thrust is currently the Antonov An-225 Mriya, a Ukrainian cargo plane. The An-225's engines generate a total of 332,750 pounds of thrust, making it the most powerful aircraft in the world. T/W ratio depends on: altitude.

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All fixed-wing aircraft have some capability to glide with no engine power; that is, they do not fall straight down like a stone, but rather continue to glide moving horizontally while descending.

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But after five decades, customer demand for the 747 eroded as Boeing and Airbus (AIR.PA) developed more fuel efficient two-engine widebody planes. When Boeing confirmed in July 2020 that it would end 747 production, it was already only producing at a rate of half an aircraft a month.

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It can dump fuel to reduce its weight. And it is a surprisingly good glider, which ensures that the chances of landing successfully with one engine running are pretty good, as it slows down the rate of descent significantly. However, one engine is not enough to maintain a safe flying altitude for a Boeing 747.

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Because of aerodynamics, the cockpit level had to rise and slope back down to the main fuselage, giving us the iconic hump.

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The CFM International LEAP (Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion) engines are high-bypass ratio turbofan engines that power the Boeing 737 MAX family of aircraft. The -1B model of the engine has a thrust range of 23,000 - 28,000 Ibf (100-120 kN), with a maximum takeoff thrust of 29,320 If (130 kN).

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A fully loaded Boeing 747 with all engines at full thrust accelerates at 2.6 m/s2.

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No they do not. The cockpit itself is pretty small in most planes and none of them have dedicated toilets installed in them. Pilots use the same restroom as the passengers, usually the one in the front of the passenger cabin.

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According to flight attendant Brenda Orelus, the dirties place on an airplane is not the lavatory or the tray tables. It is the seat-back pockets. IN a video that Orelus posted on TikTok she revealed to her more than 100,000 followers that the pockets are full of germs and are almost never cleaned.

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