Big. Real Big. (and the most efficient piston engine there is, too.)
| Total engine weight: | 2300 tons (300 tons for the crankshaft!) |
| Length: | 89 feet |
| Height: | 44 feet |
| Maximum power: | 108,920 hp at 102 rpm |
| Maximum torque: | 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm |
It's the Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine, made in Japan by Aioi Works.
Got your attention? At maximum economy the engine exceeds 50% thermal efficiency. Just right for supertankers.
