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Originally Posted by renormalised
I should think so....326000lbs of thrust at sea level (that's all 4 engines) for an A380-861 and 320000lbs for the A380-842 (which Qantas flies). Not bad...that much thrust could easily lift a relatively large rocket into space, but jets don't cut the mustard.
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Don't believe what you may read in the media
The last edition of my FCOM (sorry: Flight Crew Operating Manual) says QF trent 900's to be flat rated to 72,000 pounds of thrust.. ie. total of 288K...
..not quite sure where that 320K figure came from....
...anyway they are air breathing engines, that, unlike rockets, literally run out of puff at altitude.