GKN To Develop Ducted Fans For Electric Aircraft

GKN Aerospace
Credit: GKN Aerospace
Most of the work so far on the electrification of aviation has involved propeller-driven aircraft and the development of electric propulsion units that can replace turboprop engines. Now GKN Aerospace and the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) have launched a project to develop ducted-fan...
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