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Old 09-08-2022, 07:34 PM
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https://www.flightglobal.com/airfram...150111.article
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Old 09-08-2022, 08:56 PM
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Not good news. The other engine option (RR) died with aerion.
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Old 09-09-2022, 05:38 AM
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Shocked! Shocked, I tell ya.

Boom is the aviation version of Enron and Theranos.
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Old 09-09-2022, 01:28 PM
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Shocked! Shocked, I tell ya.

Boom is the aviation version of Enron and Theranos.
Dam that’s disappointing. I was looking forward to doing an IAH turn out of Ewr on the boom jet. Down and back in 30 min 😂😂😂
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Has anyone heard of other engine suppliers that have expressed an interest? One would think…
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Old 09-09-2022, 03:41 PM
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Has anyone heard of other engine suppliers that have expressed an interest? One would think…
I heard Continental was assessing what type of engine they could offer
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Originally Posted by bonvoyage View Post
I heard Continental was assessing what type of engine they could offer
couple of GTSIO-520’s ought to get er done

well maybe more than a couple
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Originally Posted by Pinchacabron View Post
couple of GTSIO-520’s ought to get er done

well maybe more than a couple
heard it was Toyota…they found out the turbos on the 2JZ in the Supra we’re so big it could push it to Mach 2.
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Originally Posted by TransWorld View Post
Has anyone heard of other engine suppliers that have expressed an interest? One would think…
which manufacturer do you think wants to spend billions developing an engine for a vaporware tech bro fever dream without even a planned use case?
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which manufacturer do you think wants to spend billions developing an engine for a vaporware tech bro fever dream without even a planned use case?
Didn't UA/AA order a few hundred of these things? I get what you're saying though and the article alluded to just that fact. It doesn't seem like this is a financially viable option in the future.
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