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Turbofan advantages over other propelling ways is that they provide enough trust to climb at high altitude, possibly at attractive speed, and that they are not much fuel-greedy and thus can be running for some time with limited extra-weight. | Turbofan advantages over other propelling ways is that they provide enough trust to climb at high altitude, possibly at attractive speed, and that they are not much fuel-greedy and thus can be running for some time with limited extra-weight. | ||
It however has the big disadvantage to be very complicated to manufacture as well as very expensive. On this page, we will explore how costs can be reduced, which will be the key for decision to use turbofans or not. They will have to be build in some way, because it will have to be tailored to our needs, which are quite unusual. | |||
==General principes== | ==General principes== | ||
Revision as of 19:27, 26 January 2010
How to build a cheap (~ $150) turbofan?
Turbofan advantages over other propelling ways is that they provide enough trust to climb at high altitude, possibly at attractive speed, and that they are not much fuel-greedy and thus can be running for some time with limited extra-weight.
It however has the big disadvantage to be very complicated to manufacture as well as very expensive. On this page, we will explore how costs can be reduced, which will be the key for decision to use turbofans or not. They will have to be build in some way, because it will have to be tailored to our needs, which are quite unusual.
General principes
Turbofan blades are made of nickel-based superalloys.
