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From: djmolny@cuae2.UUCP (DJ Molny)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Commercial aircraft power-to-weight
Message-ID: <1724@cuae2.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 31-Dec-85 19:55:05 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 31 19:55:05 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 1-Jan-86 06:43:03 EST
References: <59200011@trsvax> <207@ihnp3.UUCP>
Reply-To: djmolny@cuae2.UUCP (-DJ Molny)
Organization: AT&T - /app/eng, Lisle, IL
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Summary: 

In article <207@ihnp3.UUCP> cfiaime@ihnp3.UUCP (45261-J. Williams) writes:
>The 737 has always had good performance.  In later versions, such as the
>300 series, performance has been greatly improved.  100 and 200 series
>airplanes use the Pratt&Whitney JT8D engine, while the 300 series uses
>the SNEMCA CFM56-5.  Look for new variants of the airplane in the next
>few years.
>
>					jeff williams
>					ihnp3!cfiaime
>					AT&T Bell Laboratories

While I was hanging around Salt Lake City this morning, I spotted a Western
Airlines 737 with turbofan engines mounted under the wings on pylons.  They
looked similar to the new turbofans on 757's and 767's, only smaller.
I didn't see a manufacturer's label, but they looked a lot like GE's.

Does anyone know if this is a factory-new 737 (seems unlikely), or a retrofit?
I know the old P&W's are noisy gas hogs, while the 737 airframe is a real
workhorse, making it a good candidate for a retrofit.
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						Regards,
						DJ Molny
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