The open fan’s small core is graphically represented in this view of the mockup displayed at the recent Paris Air Show.
Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images
In the two years since the GE Aerospace-Safran CFM International joint venture revealed plans to target development of an open fan concept for its next-generation, single-aisle airliner engine, the program has been kept under wraps and technological progress has gone largely unreported. Now this—and...
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