Originally Posted by
msbbarratt
And if RR has exploited this fit-in-a-jumbo characteristic to enable fancy deals with airlines buying the engine, what happens when (a long time in the future) the 747 freighter stop flying?
I'm not sure that's an issue. The Swiss B77W that diverted to Iqualit in February had a replacement GE90-115B flown in on an An-124.