The geared turbofan is a type of turbofan aircraft engine with a planetary gearbox between the low pressure compressor / turbine and the fan, enabling...
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Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (redirect from Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan)
Whitney PW1000G family, also known as the GTF (geared turbofan), is a family of high-bypass geared turbofan produced by Pratt & Whitney. Following years...
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A turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a combination of the preceding...
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Lycoming ALF 502 (category Geared turbofan engines)
The Lycoming ALF 502/LF 507 (later Honeywell ALF 502/LF 507) is a geared turbofan engine produced by Lycoming Engines, AlliedSignal, and then Honeywell...
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the adoption of the more fuel-efficient Pratt & Whitney PW1900G, a geared turbofan engine. The aircraft family comprises three variants that share the...
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turbofan engines, but it could test a series/parallel hybrid electric propulsor based on Rolls-Royce LibertyWorks' EVE concept of a geared turbofan....
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Garrett TFE731 (category Geared turbofan engines)
The Garrett TFE731 (now Honeywell TFE731) is a family of geared turbofan engines commonly used on business jet aircraft. Garrett AiResearch originally...
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compressors to spin faster, putting each in their optimal zones." Geared turbofans are also used in the following engines, some still in development:...
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ghost of the geared IAE SuperFan proposed for the A340 (supplanted in 1987 by the CFM56). CFM International has also considered geared turbofan architecture...
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Québec held the remaining stake. Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan engines under its wings, the twinjet features fly-by-wire flight controls...
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