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Will The Three-holer Engine Layout Be Extinct?  
User currently offlineKDTWFlyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 807 posts, RR: 1
Posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 1591 times:

I don't believe we will see another widebody trijet due to the efficiency/popularity of the two-engine design is here to stay.

What do you think?





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User currently offlineGigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88
Reply 1, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 1588 times:

Yep... its dead. The structural support necessary for trijets makes even quads more efficient and easy to service.

N

User currently offlineDfwRevolution From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 1564 times:

I think even the quad arrangement will begin to lose its appeal for applications under ~750,000 lb MTOW aircraft... roughly the size of the 777-300ER/200LR.

In all likelyhood the A343 will be replaced by a heavier version of the A330 twin. I don't see the A345/A346 being replaced by a twin in any way, shape, or form in the near/distant future, but as for totally-new build aircraft, twins are becoming the prefered arrangement.

User currently offlineNosedive From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 1446 times:

My guess is the only place we'll be seeing a new trihole is on a BWB body...... but dont hold your breath on that one

User currently offlineWill From Australia, joined May 1999, 78 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 1411 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Never Say Never... But for now I tend to agree... No Tri-Jets for now thanks to economics, design issues, etc, etc...

Regards,

Will.....

User currently offlineAFROTC From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 191 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 1388 times:

There are still tri jets being made, dont forget about the Dassault Falcon 900EX, although its not a widebody....

[Edited 2004-10-08 10:52:39]


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User currently offlineBill142 From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 8320 posts, RR: 9
Reply 6, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 1266 times:

the longer range 777's (200LR & 300ER) were orginally meant to be 3 holers but GE then found a way to make the 90's more powerfull so that the 777 would not have to be a 3 holer.
Also they seem good until the one up there needs replacing.

User currently offlineContinentalFan From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 355 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 1203 times:

Can you imagine a GE90 on the tail of a hypothetical 777LR? Wow...

User currently offlineFoxBravo From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 2801 posts, RR: 5
Reply 8, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 1178 times:

The ever-increasing reliability of modern jet engines means that virtually all new designs going forward will be twins. And for those few applications where additional redundancy may be advisable, as Gigneil pointed out, it is easier to simply hang another pair of engines on the wings (a la A340) than to (a) design and build the complex tail structure required to house a third engine on the centerline, and then (b) service the tail-mounted engine.

And when it comes to prop planes...well, I don't expect to see a Trislander lookalike anytime soon.  Smile


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User currently offlineGigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88
Reply 9, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 1136 times:

the longer range 777's (200LR & 300ER) were orginally meant to be 3 holers but GE then found a way to make the 90's more powerfull so that the 777 would not have to be a 3 holer.


No, they weren't. Boeing never would have built the aircraft.

There was apparently some small consideration given to a thrusting APU... but again, would never have made it to the real world.

N
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