Talk:Ducted fan
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I removed the sentence which implied 'high-bypass ducted fans ... are optimized for high-speed flight.' Based on the actual use of turbofans in the US military aircraft, high-bypass turbofans are found in a handful of combat aircraft (A-10 Warthog being one of them, with a bypass ratio of ~ 8:1.) The supersonic fighters F14, F15, F16, F18, and Mig-29 all use low-bypass ( < 0.8:1) turbofans. High-bypass turbofans are more efficient (than pure jet-engines) at high subsonic velocities.
anonymous (68.122.56.147) - 07/10/2005
"An unshrouded propeller is limited since their tip speeds approach the sound barrier at lower rpms." Shouldn't it say higher RPMs? -(Simm 11:41, 28 April 2006 (UTC))
