GE Aviation - GE90 Jet Engine Car Comparison | Aircraft Engine

[OSCAR1777]

Yo GE, this is no way of doing marketing. Not professional - what is the point of this ???? Silly !

[NefariousBshenkd]

If the GE jet engine is so powerful, why don't they put it in a car?

Or just put wheels on the engine and drive that around.

FUTURE

[abcdefgjohn1]

lol any car would last years if you do maintenance on it every 50 hours of driving :p

[bagelboi66]

The average Detroit car will easily last thirty years with the same level of maintenance that your typical jet engine gets, even a Pontiac. All of those cherry 60's Mustangs and 5-6-7 Chevs are proof of that. It's all about maintaining the machine, doesn't matter if it's a Solstice or a GE turbofan. This is a ridiculous advert.

[jetengine7]

@bagelboi66 It's not ridiculous at all. Piston engines are almost a joke compared to jet engines. Jet engines operate under much more extreme conditions than any car ever will. They are used almost nonstop, they spend most of their time near full power, the fly through -60 F air, the turbines have to withstand almost 3000 F, they have a much higher power density and spin much faster than a piston engine for their size. Despite all that, they still need much less maintenance than piston engines.

[jetengine7]

@bagelboi66 The main reason for this is that jet engines don't have any reciprocating parts. They spin smoothly unlike a car engine with the pistons getting yanked back and forth a hundred times a second. In fact, the faster a piston engine spins, the more it wants to fly apart due to the tremendous inertia and momentum of all the reciprocating parts. Jet engines are subjected to a lot less wear and tear due to their balanced nature.

[XWB458]

:P



[likmahchoda]

I can't believe this guy is younger than 30!

[Rakim8]

@likmahchoda Haha that's exactly what I thought. Bullshit.

[x2thay]

@likmahchoda My thoughts precisely! Too bad you said that over 8 months ago and can't relate to me anymore.

[robot015]

he sounds just as stupid as a creationist..

claiming bullshit

[jetengine7]

@robot015 It's no bs. Piston engines are almost a joke compared to jet engines. Jet engine are much more powerful, spin much faster, run much more often, and operate under much more extreme conditions than any piston engine, and yet they still don't require as much maintenance as a piston engine. This is mainly due to their lack of reciprocating parts.

[mohammeddavis]

gay

[snarfeater]

beautiful engine the 115b can push 129,000 pounds

[AXHEJAZ]

dude you can't compare a car with a plane! come on man, you know better than that! compare another jet engine to the GE90, now thats a real show down

[ApSykesThewolf]

@AXHEJAZ could compare an ge90 to a Toyota camry lol, just keeps goin

[blampa]

Do you know what Spiro Agnew is an anagram for, because it relates to you directly decentralizedtwat

[DecentralizedByGuilt]

make one that works on solar, then maybe I'll be impressed!