Airplane Engines - Decreasing Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Gas Emissions in Transportation - page 147

Table 10.2 Technical parameters of modern jet engines

Fan a
m
(ft)

OPR b DM c

kg
(lb)

CF d Parameter

Engine

Thrust
kN
(lbf)

Use By-pass ratio

Rolls-Royce RB211-524H 269.60

(60,609)

Boeing 747-400, 767-300 2.192

(7.19)

4.3:1 34.5:1 4,386

(9,671)

Nov. 1989

Rolls-Royce Trent 772 316.30

(71,107)

Airbus A330 2.474

(8.11)

5.0:1 35.5:1 4,748

(10,469)

Jan. 1994
(Trent 700)

Rolls-Royce Trent 895 422.60

(95,005)

Boeing 777 2.794

(9.16)

5.8:1 41.6:1 5,942

(13,102)

June
1999

PW4098 435.90

(97,995)

Boeing 777 2.868

(9.40)

5.8:1 42.8:1 7,484

(16,502)

Aug. 1999

GE Aviation
CF6-80E1A3

320.27
(71,999)

Airbus A330 2.438

(7.99)

5.3:1 34.8:1 5,091

(11,226)

June
2001

GE90-115B 514.00

(115,552)

Boeing777-300ER
-200LR, Freighter

3.256
(10.68)

7.1:1 42.0:1 8,761

(19,318)

July
2003

Rolls-Royce Trent 970 311.40

(70,006)

Airbus A380-800 2.946

(9.66)

8.7:1 38.5:1 6,436

(14,191)

Nov. 2004

Engine Alliance
GP7270

311.23
(69,968)

Airbus A380-800 2.964

(9.72)

8.7:1 36.1:1 6,085

(13,417)

Jan.
2006

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-A1 283.60

(63,756)

Boeing 787-8 2.845

(9.33)

10.4:1 47.7:1 5,409

(11,927)

Aug. 2007

GE Aviation Genx-1B64 283.76

(63,792)

Boeing 787-8 2.822

(9.25)

9.2:1 41.4:1 5,816

(12,824)

March 2008

a Diameter b Overall Pressure Ration, which means the pressure ratio between the front and the rear of the gas turbine engine's compressor. Higher OPR
implies higher efficiency, but the weight of the engine increases.

c d

Dry mass Certification