Advanced turboprop project

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6450714

Hager, R D; Vrabel, D

At the direction of Congress, a task force headed by NASA was organized in 1975 to identify potential fuel saving concepts for aviation. The result was the Aircraft Energy Efficiency (ACEE) Program implemented in 1976. An important part of the program was the development of advanced turboprop technology for Mach 0.65 to 0.85 applications having the potential fuel saving of 30 to 50 percent relative to existing turbofan engines. A historical perspective is presented of the development and the accomplishments that brought the turboprop to successful flight tests in 1986 and 1987.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
• OSTI ID: 6450714
• Report Number(s): N-89-12565; NASA-SP-495; NAS-1.21:495; LC-88-1690
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Original contains color illustrations
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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