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FalconX88 t1_iy568e5 wrote

Reply to comment by destraight in 'Landmark achievement': Rolls-Royce and easyJet hail successful hydrogen jet engine test by Wagamaga

Rolls Royce is one of the most successful engineering companies there is. They are building aircraft engines for over 100 years now. If you are on a long haul flight on a wide body airplane, the chances are about 1 in 3 the plane uses Rolls Royce engines.

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destraight t1_iy5w8fh wrote

It is still going to be expensive.

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FalconX88 t1_iy7zo94 wrote

As all engines are. A Trent 1000 engine (e.g. on the dreamliner) is about 20 million dollar and a lot in maintenance.

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