B52 twin or AWACS twin
Like this part of pprune, lots of positive stuff here!
Re-engine of the 707AWACS was done with 4 newish CFM56 engines I think.
One reason for not using 2 big engines was ground clearance.
Has the B52 ever been re-engined , i do not know?
With 2 big fan engines replacing 8 straight"fuel to noise\ash converters" on this bird I am shure the maintainance cost would drop, offsetting the huge price of a say 110 000lbs fan.
Boys , lets make a cargo drone from a used 100 000lbs fan, with a shute emg recovery system, that is the end for u poor freight dogs.
Then we retire to a lake i Canada and do some real flying!
Anyone?
Yours Sincerely
BSU