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ash_274 t1_irny6qk wrote

Yep. The newest 777 model has insanely massive fans. The engines are wider than the body of a 737.

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twoinvenice t1_irs3iu5 wrote

They look not so big when you are sitting in an airport waiting to board, or in a seat on the plane, but I distinctly remember the first time I deplaned onto the tarmac next to a 777 and walked past one of the engines. All I could think was “fucking hell, that is a goddamn big engine.”

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ash_274 t1_irsqq4g wrote

The new 777x (still in flying prototype stage) uses a new, bigger engine.

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Skully_o7 t1_itbl828 wrote

And I'm thinking "The 737 is a tiny plane.."

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