NASA readies for renewed open rotor tests

HARTFORD, Conn. – NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio is refurbishing its open-rotor wind tunnel test stand to support joint research with General Electric into reducing the noise levels of the fuel-saving engines. Last used in the 1980s during the development of geared propfan and direct-drive...

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