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Old 5th February 2009 | 23:33
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TheGorrilla
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Higher bypass ratio perhaps? Therefore the engine is physically bigger. It could also simply boil down to the power setting vs design operating conditions, ie, a more powerful engine derated is better than one that has to work harder at a higher power setting.
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