Mr. Royce's 211 for me, such a simple engine
tough as old boots can take a load of compressor damage with very little effect on fuel burn, excellent on wing life, the only 'fly in the ointment' being the HPC birdmouth wear, but there is now a fix for that. The biggest bonus no damn C ducts for
Mind you I bet RR never gets involved in T/Reverser design again!
GE90 nicely matured but GE are panicing abit after the CO engine failure in Newark
BUT why is everything so big, heavy and clumbersome?
RR Trent..... dunno dont open the cowls.