Propeller engines, slower but environmentally friendly

Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 30 October, 2008 to the technology subset

How’s this for a case of the more things change, the more they stay the same. Rolls-Royce has developed a propeller-driven engine that could significantly reduce aircraft greenhouse gas emissions.
Rolls-Royce recently cleared a major hurdle in testing its new design for a propeller-driven engine, involving a double rotor and new blade shape. Engineers have called [...]

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