By Bjorn Fehrm
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April 12, 2018, © Leeham News: In an article yesterday about Long-Haul LCC costs we observed how the new Narrowbody engines are catching up to the fuel efficiencies of the Widebody engines.
Traditionally the Widebody engines were the efficiency leaders. The Narrowbody companions were designed to be durable rather than efficient.
We use the engine modelling software GasTurb to understand why this catching up of the Narrowbody engines has happened.
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