A major reason for GE's interest in the collaboration, rather than building a 10-ton engine on their own, was that the Snecma project was the only source of development funds for an engine in this class at this particular time.
Unha razón principal para os intereses de GE na colaboración, en vez de construír un motor de 10 toneladas só, era que o proxecto de Snecma tiña a única fonte de fondos de desenvolvemento para un motor desa clase nese momento.