Work on a Safran Aircraft Engines-led project that will culminate in flight tests of an open-fan engine aboard an Airbus A380 in 2029 has officially kicked off. Work on a Safran Aircraft Engines-led ...
NASA last led an open fan type flight demonstrator program in 1987 with tests of a Hamilton Standard propfan on a Gulfstream II, pictured undergoing earlier wind tunnel evaluation. Credit: NASA NASA ...