If one chooses the unducted-fan (UDF) engine path, as mentioned in “Smoke and Mirrors” (AW&ST July 26, p. 32), a viable UDF will not be available much before 2025. Can an airframer start now to invest ...
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 ...