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Old 9th Mar 2011, 20:47
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Where's the progress?

Why only 3 shafts? Presumably 6 shafts would allow even more optimal speeds.

When the RB211 face came out a typical automobile automatic gearbox would have three gears. Now they have up to eight.

I wonder why aero engines have not made corresponding progress.
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