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GE and Safran tout new ‘open rotor’ engine future for sustainable aviation
To advance the goal of achieving environmentally sustainable aviation, the jet engine giants of the U.S. and France on Monday unveiled a joint vision that would significantly change both the look of airplane engines and how they work. Their timeline suits Airbus but may be problematic for Boeing. (www.seattletimes.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I thought this was oddly familiar. I thought it was McDonnel Douglas that tested this though. And didn't EMBRAER also test this in the early '90's? Or was that just a pusher prop on a 120?
Most of yall didnt read the article and it shows
I checked, for those that have the subscription, it was published in September 8, 1986, more in May of 1988..
Not a new concept, NASA tested this on a B727 back in early 90s.. im not sure what ground that program to a halt.. I saw it in an AWST magazine...(Aviation Week and Space Technology)
UDF program canceled in 1989. Someone miss the memo? I cannot imagine the technology is so different to make this a viable program, but I guess we'll see.
A Youtube Article on this engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4jhTkEr9Sk I wish they had a good picture of it.