By Tomas Kellner
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When Boeing released its viral video of the Vietnam Airlines Dreamliner performing stunning inflight maneuvers over Washington State on Thursday, the plane, which is powered by a pair of GEnx jet engines, was actually already parked on the tarmac in Le Bourget, the home of the biennial Paris Air Show. Photographer Adam Senatori got to take a good look at it over the weekend.
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The GEnx is up to 15 percent more efficient than comparable GE engines. It also generates fewer carbon dioxide emissions.
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In 2011, a GEnx-powered Dreamliner flew halfway around the world on a tank of gas.
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The GEnx jet engine is so powerful that five of them together can produce the same thrust at sea level as one Space Shuttle rocket engine.
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GE makes two versions of the engine: the GEnx-1B for the Dreamliner and the GEnx-2B for Boeing’s 747-8 aircraft.
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A view inside the engine.
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Dreamliner image credits: Adam Senatori/GE Reports
