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Wait aren't all airplane wings bid inspired?

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[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I guess this is why so many boeing airplanes have been falling out the sky nowadays. They forgot and accidentally based their aiplanes on land dwelling vetrebrates.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lol.

Lead engineer: "oh did you say bird, okay I thought you said bear."

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] JustZ@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Never heard it called the birch bitch.

[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How many blades do you have to add to a turboprop before it's promoted to an open turbofan and touted as a major new innovation?

[–] TheRealKuni@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Mentour Pilot did a video about the CFM RISE open fan engines a few months ago, they’re somewhere between a turboprop and a geared turbofan. Able to cruise at turbofan speeds, but much higher bypass ratios like turboprops. They’re not technically new, but they’re possible now due to material advances. Pretty cool concept.