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Old 10th Jun 2015, 17:46
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Jwscud
 
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Not exactly cutting edge stuff - the Honeywell TFE 731s are exceptionally reliable And fitted to plenty of aircraft.

A gear ratio of 0.556 between the Fan and the N1 shaft. Surely scaling up the size isn't that complicated? I admit it's a fairly low bypass (3.1) to the kind of massive engines powering the big boys, but does that make a huge difference?
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