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Re:Airbus and Boeing are exploring the viability of electric... by mrfusion on Sunday April 08, 2018 @05:05PM (#16788398)
I feel like it would chop up The air too much for the second propeller?
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Re:Airbus and Boeing are exploring the viability of electric... by andlier on Sunday April 08, 2018 @05:25PM (#16788503)
The issue with the «chopping» is noise level. Counter rotating propellers are more efficient than a single propeller. «Contra-rotating propellers have been found to be between 6% and 16% more efficient than normal propellers.» https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra-rotating_propellers
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