PROPFAN Definition & Meaning

propfan

[ prop-fan ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Aeronautics. a turbojet having a turbine-driven propeller that operates completely outside the jet engine.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of propfan¹

First recorded in 1965–70; prop ³ + fan ¹

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Aboulafia is addressing a range of would-be innovators, from Uber’s vision of electric, multirotor “flying car” copters and small supersonic transports by Spike and Boom to Zunum Aero, the local startup recently backed by Boeing and JetBlue, which proposes a hybrid-electric regional propfan plane.

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Aboulafia is addressing a range of would-be innovators, from Uber’s vision of electric, multi-rotor “flying car” copters and small supersonic transports by Spike and Boom to Zunum Aero, the local startup recently backed by Boeing and JetBlue, which proposes a hybrid-electric regional propfan plane.

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