General Electric designed this proof-of-concept turboprop “unducted fan” engine as part of NASA’s Advanced Turboprop Project, which was aimed at overcoming the three-fold increase in fuel prices ...
The prospect of a propfan-powered airliner has been revived, with Safran Group revealing that it is evaluating unducted fan technology as a possible powerplant for the next generation of single aisles ...
GE says it is looking seriously at unducted fan technology as demand for new products like the next-generation narrowbody are better understood. The engine maker notes the reasons now are the same as ...