Why CFM's open-fan engine must solve the acoustic problem that killed GE's 1980s open-rotor program

What was the issue and what impact did it have?
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Future Aircraft Will Have Jet Engine Fan Blades Outside the Nacelles, Airbus to Try It First

The Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) program aims to come up with an open fan design for future ...
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Durability and Efficiency. How Open Fan Could Improve Both

The Open Fan engine, the distinctive architecture that could power the next generation of single-aisle aircraft, targets a ...
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Boeing Keeps an Open Mind on Open Fan as It Rebuilds 737 Output

Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, walks off stage at the ceremonial opening of Everett's North Line on July 10. © Jennifer Buchanan ...
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GE Studies Dowty Propellers Technology For Open Fan

Dowty aims to build on automated processes such as the triaxial blade skin ply braiding system to increase manufacturing capacity. Credit: Dowty CHELTENHAM, England—GE Aerospace is evaluating blade ...