If you have seen a photo of a Boeing 777X, you've probably noticed how large its engines are. But to answer the question from the title, we need to analyze both the aircraft and the engine in detail.

Enormous engines like the GE90 had to be developed to power the 777, primarily because it has two turbofans rather than four.

In the late 1940s, GE introduced the J-47 gas turbine engine, which became the most-produced jet engine of the early jet age, powering aircraft such as the F-86 Sabre and several other new fighters.

These collectively cover the spectrum of routes where the venerable quadjet once served. Each of these aircraft represents a ...

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