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"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
>
> 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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