https://x.com/GE_Aerospace/status/2018421720126722225
>>2064849we back to props nao
>pigeon obliterator 9000
>>2064875more like>ground crew obliterator 9000
>>2064849we have to call it a "fan" because heaven forbid we call it a "propeller," that's what my grandpa flew, lol
>>2064849>techbro learns about ducted fans but calls the duct bloat
Propfan bros we're so bacck
>>2064849> blades extend below fuselage imagine the belly landings...
>>2064849these cfnm fans have been around forever, what changed to make them viable now?
>>2064849>props always been more efficient than jetsWhen nature is trying to tell you something: listen: stop pointlessly moving around and stop wanting to do it faster. There is a penalty.
>>2065116look, you don't have to say that props aren't good. yeah prop planes can't go supersonic. the solution is to enclose the props in a medium where the speed of sound happens to be way fucking higher