The next steps for Airbus' big bet on open rotor engines

Re:The next steps for Airbus' big bet on open rotor engines by cpursley on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @02:09PM (#46875692)

Russia has also just modernized their IL-114s and got an order from India.

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Re:The next steps for Airbus' big bet on open rotor engines by micwag on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @02:34PM (#46876076)

Those are turboprop like the A400m or C-130. The article is about open-rotor engines which are a modern variation of propfan engines.

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Re:The next steps for Airbus' big bet on open rotor engines by cpursley on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @05:43AM (#46884152)

Thank you for the clarification!

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