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 ...
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 ...
A series of recent patent filings from Safran Aircraft Engines could hint at some of the innovations being contemplated for the RISE open-rotor engine the French firm is developing alongside GE ...