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The SOFIA aircraft has been upgraded with four of the latest-and-greatest General Electric 72,000-pound thrust CF6-80E1 turbofan engines, since the aircraft will be flying through at least the year 2030, and the newest engines will more than pay for themselves in fuel/thrust efficiency savings, especially given the price of oil these days, and almost certainly the future (a 747 burns around 3400 gallons of Jet-A fuel per hour at cruise altitude)
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