Trends in civil and military aircraft propulsion are discussed. In civil designs, increase in bypass ratio will improve fuel consumption, the exact configuration being speed-dependent, but the advance must be achieved in a cost effective way. In military designs, while the configuration may be less likely to change, major improvements in weight and cost will appear. The V/STOL aircraft will move from subsonic to supersonic. Hypersonic propulsion will require radical new concepts. Computer assistance will increasingly apply to all phases from design through to production.
Future Trends in Propulsion
1986
17 pages
Report
No indication
English
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