{"id":189743,"date":"2025-03-23T18:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/longest-running-aircraft-engine-still-on-planes-today\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T18:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T08:00:13","slug":"this-is-the-longest-running-aircraft-engine-still-powering-planes-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=189743","title":{"rendered":"This Is The Longest-Running Aircraft Engine Still Powering Planes Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The         <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"2016379\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/largest-jet-engines-list\/\" >General Electric CF6 family of high-bypass turbofan engines<\/a><\/span> stands out as one of the most successful widebody engines ever developed. Even though it was first developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it remains in production for freighter aircraft. 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