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GEARED PUSHER PROPFAN [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

The latest company to show its hand is Allison of the USA, which displayed a geared pusher propfan mockup at Paris. The company had looked at unducted fans under NASA study contracts but has come to the conclusion that a geared fan is the most efficient converter of power into thrust.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Le dernier constructeur à avoir dévoilé son jeu est la société américaine Allison, qui a présenté au Bourget une maquette de propfan à réducteur. La société avait étudié la formule UDF dans le cadre de contrats d'étude de la NASA, mais elle est parvenue à la conclusion qu'un propfan à réducteur est le moyen le plus efficace de conversion de l'énergie en poussée.

Spanish

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