Airbus has lifted the curtain just a tad and given us a glimpse at the future of commercial aviation. At the Airbus Summit 2025 in Toulouse, the company presented a view of the technology that will create the single-aisle airliner of tomorrow.

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  • AnyOldName3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    How many blades do you have to add to a turboprop before it’s promoted to an open turbofan and touted as a major new innovation?

    • TheRealKuni@midwest.socialEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Mentour Pilot did a video about the CFM RISE open fan engines a few months ago, they’re somewhere between a turboprop and a geared turbofan. Able to cruise at turbofan speeds, but much higher bypass ratios like turboprops. They’re not technically new, but they’re possible now due to material advances. Pretty cool concept.