- contra-rotating
propfans. In 1986,
British engine maker Rolls-Royce used the term open
rotor as a
synonym for the
original meaning of a
propfan. This action...
- Additionally, the
propfan’s short,
heavily twisted variable pitch blades closely remember the
ducted fan
blades of
turbofan engines.
Propfans are designed...
-
while two
syllable words were used for jets.
Three syllable words are for
propfans. NATO
reporting name Mason, R. A.; Taylor, John W. R. (1986). Aircraft...
-
General Electric Company,
doing business as GE Aerospace, is an
American aircraft engine supplier that is
headquartered in Evendale, Ohio,
outside Cincinnati...
- aircraft, with an
expectation that the
aircraft would use two
Progress D-27
propfans,
manufactured by
Motor Sich in Ukraine, as the powerplant. This variant...
- with two
unducted fan (UDF) or
propfan engines,
designated the MD-94X. Previously, an MD-81 was used as a
testbed for
propfan engines, such as the General...
-
patented aircraft designs with twin rear-mounted counter-rotating
propfans.
Propfans bridge the gap
between turboprops,
losing efficiency beyond Mach 0...
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Contents 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also
Notes References Further reading External links This is an
alphabetical list...
- Rolls-Royce plc. 1986. pp. 6, 53–54. ISBN 0-902121-04-9. "Whatever
happened to
propfans?". Flight. 12 June 2007. Lauriat, T.B. (June 8–12, 1986). The AVCO-Lycoming...
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modified DC-9,
propfans reached a 30% improvement.[citation needed] This
efficiency comes at a price, as one of the
major problems with the
propfan is noise...
