https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/a380-to-test-open-turbine-engine/
Shades of the GE UDF program and old turboprop airliners. Some issues to be solved: higher noise levels, ice slinging from blades and hitting the fuselage, higher vibration levels. At least the UDF program put the engines at the tail of the plane behind the cabin.
Shades of the GE UDF program and old turboprop airliners. Some issues to be solved: higher noise levels, ice slinging from blades and hitting the fuselage, higher vibration levels. At least the UDF program put the engines at the tail of the plane behind the cabin.