Fuel savings potential of the NASA Advanced Turboprop Program
The NASA Advanced Turboprop (ATP) Program is directed at developing new technology for highly loaded, multibladed propellers for use at Mach 0.65 to 0.85 and at altitudes compatible with the air transport system requirements. Advanced turboprop engines offer the potential of 15 to 30 percent savings in aircraft block fuel relative to advanced turbofan engines (50 to 60 percent savings over today's turbofan fleet). The concept, propulsive efficiency gains, block fuel savings and other benefits, and the program objectives through a systems approach are described. Current program status and major accomplishments in both single rotation and counter rotation propeller technology are addressed. The overall program from scale model wind tunnel tests to large scale flight tests on testbed aircraft is discussed.
- Research Organization:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
- OSTI ID:
- 6124997
- Report Number(s):
- N-84-29878; NASA-TM-83736; E-2218; CONF-8409180-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ENGINES
FUEL CONSUMPTION
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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