• mozz
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    8 months ago

    The Stipa “Flying Barrel” was, it could be plausibly argued, the pioneer of the turbofan engine that powers pretty much all today’s big passenger jets.

    • threelonmusketeers
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      28 months ago

      the engine and propeller completely enclosed by the fuselage—in essence, the whole fuselage was a single ducted fan

      Wow, that is pretty unique.