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wheelsup · March 13th, 2008, 14:51

Obvious one that comes to mind is the unducted/prop fan. GE-36 Engines. According to wikipedia it was estimated to reduce fuel consumption by 60% on the MD-94x aircraft (MD-80 variant). It never caught on, circa mid 90's.

March 13th, 2008, 14:51	#2
wheelsup Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: _ Posts: 5,494	Re: Topic for Research Paper? Obvious one that comes to mind is the unducted/prop fan. GE-36 Engines. According to wikipedia it was estimated to reduce fuel consumption by 60% on the MD-94x aircraft (MD-80 variant). It never caught on, circa mid 90's. __________________ "It takes just as much time to be nice to someone as it does to be a jerk."