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Lufthansa Cargo Becomes The 1st Airline To Carry A Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Engine On A Boeing 777
Last week, Lufthansa Cargo announced that it transported a Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine as a commercial load in the main deck of a Boeing 777F for the first time. Previously, only specialized freighters such as the Airbus Beluga, Boeing C-17, or Antonov An-124 have flown the engine commercially. The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB is one of the most advanced turbofan engines and exclusively powers the Airbus A350 family. While Lufthansa Cargo has transported the engine before as a spare to one of its own… (simpleflying.com) More...
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Lufthansa Cargo obviously wanted to use an aircraft from their own fleet and the 777F is their only widebody.
Something like when GE flew the new GEnx engines to Everett via the AN-124.
Must've been a tight fit..
I mean not really. Had you actually read the article before commenting you would see there's photos included
There's just one photo of the engine in this article. It is a stock photo from RR or DLH. And yes, I read the article the first time around. This used to be a civil and collegial place for aviation enthusiasts.. Can we be nice?
Even if an XWB is broken up into sections, I'm referring to the girth of the engine. Unless you're saying the pieces go in sideways–and if they do, there's still the matter of the girth. All I said was that it would be a tight fit. Surely you wouldn't disagree?
The fan alone, sans cowling, is 3m (118 inches.) Wikipedia. The main door of a 777F is 120 inches. The height of the 777’s main cargo cabin is 125 inches. Even trying it diagonally, it would be a tricky fit.
https://lufthansa-cargo.com/fleet-ulds/fleet/b777f
https://www.atlasair.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/777-200F_A4One-Sheet_2018.pdf
"I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter" (The Kinks 1964)
Even if an XWB is broken up into sections, I'm referring to the girth of the engine. Unless you're saying the pieces go in sideways–and if they do, there's still the matter of the girth. All I said was that it would be a tight fit. Surely you wouldn't disagree?
The fan alone, sans cowling, is 3m (118 inches.) Wikipedia. The main door of a 777F is 120 inches. The height of the 777’s main cargo cabin is 125 inches. Even trying it diagonally, it would be a tricky fit.
https://lufthansa-cargo.com/fleet-ulds/fleet/b777f
https://www.atlasair.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/777-200F_A4One-Sheet_2018.pdf
"I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter" (The Kinks 1964)
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The engine was broken down, into 2 different sections, as can be seen in the photos. It was not a complete all-in-one assembly.
Guess that the Airbus Belugas and/or the Antonovs are all booked up.