The first commuter aircraft, powered by super-efficient hybrid-electric propulsion systems, could be taking their first paying passengers sometime in 2027. Part 3 provides an ...

The study shows that at low thrust (during cruise), the weaker fan suction allows the airframe boundary layer flow to remain largely undisturbed. In this regime, flow ingestion is governed by airframe ...

Aeroacoustics and psychoacoustics characterization of a boundary layer ingesting ducted fan. npj Acoustics, 2025; 1 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s44384-025-00010-z ...

‘Aeroacoustics and psychoacoustics characterization of a boundary layer ingesting ducted fan’ by Feroz Ahmed, Carlos Ramos-Romero, Antonio J. Torija and Mahdi Azarpeyvand in Nature npj Acoustics.

The study shows that at low thrust (during cruise), the weaker fan suction allows the airframe boundary layer flow to remain largely undisturbed. In this regime, flow ingestion is governed by airframe ...

Wang, L., Su, G.T., Pan, T.Y., Lu, H.N., Zheng, M.Z. and Li, Q.S. (2025) Investigation of Performance Effects and Operational Mechanisms of Lip-Installed Bump on Ducted Fan under Boundary Layer ...

Wang, L., Su, G.T., Pan, T.Y., Lu, H.N., Zheng, M.Z. and Li, Q.S. (2025) Investigation of Performance Effects and Operational Mechanisms of Lip-Installed Bump on Ducted Fan under Boundary Layer ...

Boundary Layer Ingestion (BLI) effects are the new and special issues caused by the in-depth integration of airframe and propulsion system. Based on a mathematical model of the distributed propulsion ...

This reduces drag and means the plane needs less power - and it quieter This is due to the Boundary Layer Ingestion Propulsion, a unique capability of the futuristic airliner that has been ...

An ambitious British bid to develop a pair of hybrid-electric, uncrewed freighters with payloads of up to 350t and using a new type of ultra-lightweight shipping container has broken cover.