Adaptive-Cycle Engine Eyed To Power European Future Combat Air System
Images of the proposed platform released by airframers indicate that the partners appear to agree on the need for an adaptive- or variable-cycle engine.
Credit: Airbus Defense and Space
The Franco-German-Spanish future fighter program may be lagging its biggest Western rivals in development, but there is one area in which the trio is looking to outdo its counterparts: the engine. The trinational development is embracing adaptive-cycle engine architecture for the next-generation...
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