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Airbus previews next-gen airliner with bird-inspired wings (newatlas.com)
submitted 8 months ago by JustZ@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Wait aren't all airplane wings bid inspired?

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[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.social 1 points 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.