A Ducted-Prop Airbus?

Airbus has been busy patenting (patent number 7819358 number D624480 number D624868)arious configurations for potential next-generation airliners, with the emphasis on concepts that could reduce environmental impact. So we have seen a number of tail designs that could provide noise shielding for turbofan or open-rotor engines, for example.



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patent number 7819358

number D624480

number D624868