- 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...
-
engine would have been an
estimated US$1.6
million dollars more for the
propfans than for the MD-80's
Pratt &
Whitney JT8D-200
series engines. Existing...
- 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...
- two
propfan-powered
derivatives of the MD-80; the
proposed clean-sheet
aircraft MD-94X,
another McDonnell Douglas aircraft powered by
propfans; the Airbus...
-
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...
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turboprop known as a
propfan. The
engine was also
unique in
having a
separate duct
around the contra-rotating propellers, as most
other propfans are unducted...
- 1993. The
expectation was that the
aircraft would probably use two D-27
propfans as the powerplant. The
initial order was for
three aircraft, but no timeline...
