JT8D-200 series:
Engine Characteristics
Takeoff thrust: 14,000 - 21,700 lb
Bypass ratio: 0.96 - 1.74
cfm56-3:
18,500 – 23,500 POUNDS THRUST
Bypass ratio 6.0
The current CFM56 family includes four fan sizes and thrusts from 18,500 to 34,000 pounds.
A growing number of CFM56-3 engines reach more than 25,000 hours before their first shop visit removal
Expected first run life of more than 16,000 engine flight hours
outa the loop dude?
dash 3 only been improved upon not obsolete.....
seems to me we didn't have any jt8's with this kinda reliability or power.