This study was conducted to ascertain potential benefits of a propfan propulsion system application to a blended wing/body military tactical transport. Based on a design cruise Mach no. of 0.75 for the design mission, the results indicate a significant advantage in various figures of merit for the propfan over those of a comparable technology turbofan. Although the propfan has a 1.6 percent greater takeoff gross weight, its life cycle cost is 5.3 percent smaller, partly because of a 27 percent smaller specific fuel consumption. When employed on alternate missions, the propfan configuration offers significantly improved flexibility and capability: an increase in sea level penetration distance of more than 100 percent, or in time-on-station of 24 percent, or in deployment payload of 38 percent.


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    Titel :

    Multiple Application Propfan Study (MAPS): Advanced Tactical Transport


    Beteiligte:
    F. C. Newton (Autor:in) / R. H. Liebeck (Autor:in) / G. H. Mitchell (Autor:in) / A. Mooiweer (Autor:in) / M. M. Platte (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1986


    Format / Umfang :

    105 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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