Aero Engine Roadmap 2050 - MTU Aero Engines
Aero Engine Roadmap 2050 - MTU Aero Engines
Aero Engine Roadmap 2050 - MTU Aero Engines
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Open Rotor<br />
New <strong>Aero</strong> <strong>Engine</strong> Concepts<br />
Improved Propulsive Efficiency<br />
Development of the new engine concept after the OPEC oil embargo in the USA by<br />
General Electric und Pratt&Whitney-Allison.<br />
• GE36 from GE, driven by a counter-rotating low pressure turbine<br />
• 578-DX from P&W-Allison, driven by a gearbox<br />
Demonstrator flights using B727 and MD80 in the late 1980s<br />
The development was stopped because of falling fuel prices and unsolved noise<br />
problems (noise emission approximately ICAO Stage 3).<br />
Restart of the Open Rotor development by Rolls Royce and GE.<br />
P&W-Allison 578-DX General Electric GE36<br />
Tail mounted<br />
Oct. 28, 2011 <strong>Aero</strong> <strong>Engine</strong> <strong>Roadmap</strong> <strong>2050</strong> - Dr. J. Sieber 17