A ducted fan engine (1) is configured for providing thrust for an aircraft (100), in particular an aircraft (100) having vertical takeoff and landing capability, and comprises a shroud (3) having a substantially circular cross section; a stator (5) having one or more substantially radially extending stator vanes (51); and a rotor (7) rotatably supported by the shroud; wherein the rotor (7) comprises a least 10 and no more than 22 rotor blades (71), wherein the ratio of stator vanes (51) to rotor blades (71) is at least 15/10.
DUCTED FAN ENGINE, ARRAY OF DUCTED FAN ENGINES, AND AIRCRAFT
MANTELGEBLÄSEMOTOR, ANORDNUNG VON MANTELGEBLÄSEMOTOREN UND FLUGZEUG
MOTEUR À SOUFFLANTE CANALISÉE, RÉSEAU DE MOTEURS À SOUFFLANTE CANALISÉE ET AÉRONEF
2023-08-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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