'Revolution' aviation: egg-shaped aircraft engine

Aircraft manufacturer Safran (France) has announced that it has successfully built an "open rotor" model engine.

This is a breakthrough in the design of traditional turboprop engines, which are very popular in today's aviation industry.

Egg-shaped aircraft engine - (Photo: REUTERS).

At the same time, it will create a revolution for the world civil aviation industry, according to Reuters news agency.

This new engine has an elongated egg shape with two blade-shaped rotors rotating in opposite directions, located outside the engine shell instead of inside the usual cover.

It helps reduce fuel consumption by up to 15% compared to existing propeller turbine engines.

Due to this new design, the engine will be mounted at the rear of the aircraft instead of below the two wings as it is today.

Previously, in the 80s, aircraft engine manufacturers in the United States also developed and developed this type but had to abandon halfway because at that time the price of jet fuel dropped sharply and the engine was too noisy and overtaken allowable threshold at airports.

Safran is also researching an alternative solution called " ultra-high bypass ratio", which helps reduce emissions and reduce 5-10% of fuel consumption. They expect to bring this technical solution to market in 2025.

The egg-shaped aircraft engine will be mounted at the tail of the aircraft instead of the wings like the current engine - (Photo: MailOnline / Safran).

Safran also plans to implement a number of rather bold projects such as "hybrid" engines combined with fuel and electricity, as well as energy distribution techniques, applicable to all types of aircraft. future from 2040 onwards.

In the world there are 1,397 civil airlines with a fleet of 25,000 passenger aircraft of all kinds, annually consuming up to 1.5 billion barrels (200 liters / barrel) of aircraft gasoline. They will be the first beneficiaries when this innovative engine is put into production.

Passengers will be able to take a cheaper plane - (Photo: Safran).

The reduced cost of fuel for each flight means reducing the fare for passengers, the cheaper the ticket, the more people will choose to travel by plane, opening up a bright horizon for local firms. use in the world.