Re: Boeing steps in to help the manufacturer of the world's biggest plane - An-225 Mriya.jpg ... (alt.binaries.pictures.aviation)

2018/07/28 12:10

"Miloch" wrote in message news:pjgf2j02h92@drn.newsguy.com...
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> http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/boeing-steps-in-to-help-the-manufacturer-of-the-worlds-biggest-plane/ar-BBL8yyk?li=BBnb7Kz
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> The An-225 Mriya is powered by six turbofan engines and is also the
> heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tons.
> It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service.

I wonder if it would be more cost-effective to replace:

with

4 x General Electric GEnx-1B, 76,100 lb each

And give it a single vertical stabilizer while they're at it...

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