Video on the subject from EverydayAstronaut https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AAt9WDQEMoA
Those gains appear more marginal than expected.
Those gains appear more marginal than expected.
Thrust/weight ratio of a military jet engines: ~9
Thrust/weight ratio of a commercial turbofan: ~6
Merlin also has a much lower cost per unit thrust, 200x lower than a military jet engine, 400x lower than current commercial high bypass turbofan engines.