There was a question here about the Boeing 777 engine diameter. I'd like to now ask about the Boeing 757's engine and fuselage diameters. When you look at a 757 directly from the front, it seems that the engines are at least as wide as the fuselage.
- question from name withheld

Boeing 757

The engines of the Boeing 757 are substantially smaller, however. The 757 can be fitted with either Pratt & Whitney PW2000 series or Rolls Royce RB211 turbofans. The maximum diameter of the RB211 is only 6 ft 2.5 in (1.9 m) while that of the PW2000 series is 7 ft 0.5 in (2.15 m). Meanwhile, the 757 fuselage is 12 ft 6 in (3.75 m) in width. In other words, the engine width is only a little over half that of the fuselage, about 57% as wide to be precise. This comparison can be better observed by studying the above three-view diagram of the 757.
- answer by Joe Yoon, 2 February 2003

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I've seen pictures of engine wreckage at the Pentagon after 9/11. Your site says the engine of a 757 is over 6 feet across but this piece is way smaller than that. Does it prove that whatever hit the Pentagon was not a 757 and the government is lying about it?

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