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Nasa/industry advanced turboprop technology program
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Whitlow Jr., John B. Ziemianski, Joseph A. |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | Experimental and analytical effort shows that use of advanced turboprop (propfan) propulsion instead of conventional turbofans in the older narrow-body airline fleet could reduce fuel consumption for this type of aircraft by up to 50 percent. The NASA Advanced Turboprop (ATP) program was formulated to address the key technologies required for these thin, swept-blade propeller concepts. A NASA, industry, and university team was assembled to develop and validate applicable design codes and prove by ground and flight test the viability of these propeller concepts. Some of the history of the ATP project, an overview of some of the issues, and a summary of the technology developed to make advanced propellers viable in the high-subsonic cruise speed application are presented. The ATP program was awarded the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy for the greatest achievement in aeronautics and astronautics in America in 1987. |
| File Size | 1873446 |
| Page Count | 30 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880015257 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5bc8vs4p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Propulsion And Power Flight Tests Ground Tests Turboprop Aircraft Subsonic Speed Propellers Energy Conservation Fuel Consumption Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
