Daily Memo: ‘Gull Wing’ Viable For Future Single Aisle Airliners, NASA Study Says

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NASA Gull Wing concept

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Whether powered by open rotors or advanced ducted turbofans, the next generation of single-aisle airliners will depend on very high bypass propulsion systems with significantly larger fan diameters than those in service today. Integrating bigger engines on a single-aisle aircraft will be challenging...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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