Anybody see the show about the GE90 115B? http://www.geae.com/engines/commercial/ge90/ge90-115b.html
Carbonfiber fanblades, with titanium leading edges. The blades themselves are curved for more volume. Quite impressive it is!
Some more info.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric_GE90
And a closer shot of those beautiful blades http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:GE90_dsc04644.jpg
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