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Originally Posted by drivingincamaro
dayum it would suck to have a house near that thing when its taking off or landing 
btw i live like a few miles from the airport so i have to see and hear with planes landing all day
its like a airshow every 20 seconds   |
Each one of those engines is kicking out 50,000lbft of thrust at full power. Same as a JT9D (which I had to crawl into today.. dirty dirty..)
But the most epic turbofan engine ever:
RR Trent 8104
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Trent 8104/8115
Originally designed for the 777-200LR and 777-300ER (both part of the 777X project), this engine comes in two thrust ratings, 104,000 lbf (460 kN) and 114,000 lbf (510 kN), and has been tested up to 117,000 lbf (520 kN). As Boeing's thrust requirements increased, Rolls-Royce began developing the 115,000 lbf (510 kN) 8115 which was to be an enlarged version of the 8104, with a 3.05 m (120 in) fan and a core scaled up 2.5 percent from the 8104. It featured swept-back fan blades and a host of new technologies such as contra-rotating spools.
The 8115 was never built, as Boeing signed a contract with General Electric to be the sole supplier of engines for the 777X aircraft, owing to GEs willingness to risk-share on the airframe part of the project, and sales of the aircraft to GECAS.
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In other words ladies.. DO NOT STAND BEHIND ENGINE!