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And all GA jet engines now are turbofans with high bypass ratios. Not something you can do at small scale. Would have guessed the relative speed they operate at

by rplnt 8y ago

And all GA jet engines now are turbofans with high bypass ratios. Not something you can do at small scale. Would have guessed the relative speed they operate at also plays a role. And wouldn't this require quick changes in thrust? Not sure that heavy big diameter fans could do that.

darkpuma 8y ago
Are GA turbofans really more common than GA turboprops?
- rplnt 8y ago
  Oh, my bad. I did not mean GA, but commercial passenger airplanes. As opposed to military jets.