Electric atmospheric propulsion

TL Type

min vol

kN/

tons/

MCr/

MW/

m^3

m^3

m^3

m^3

m^3

8 Ducted Fan

0.500

3.62

2.50

0.015

1.16

8 Electric Propeller

0.005

1.30

1.00

0.040

0.36

9 Ducted Fan

0.300

6.24

1.75

0.030

1.95

9 Electric Propeller

0.005

2.00

1.00

0.080

0.61

10 Ducted Fan

0.300

6.90

1.60

0.025

2.10

10 Electric Propeller

0.005

2.30

1.00

0.070

0.66

11 Ducted Fan

0.250

7.60

1.50

0.020

2.25

11 Electric Propeller

0.005

2.50

1.00

0.060

0.73

12 Ducted Fan

0.250

8.30

1.33

0.015

2.40

12 Electric Propeller

0.005

2.75

1.00

0.050

0.80



Ducted Fan Transonic
Electric Propeller Fast Subsonic


Proposed changes to existing table

Change TL 8 High Bypass Turbofan to Transonic

Add
TL Type

min vol

kN/

MCr/

Fuel Airframe

m^3

m^3

m^3

8 Low-Bypass Turbofan 0.100 45 0.15 0.012 Supersonic


Real world: High bypass (>1:1) turbofans cannot achieve supersonic speeds but are used for subsonic-transonic transports. Low bypass (<1:1) are used in supersonic applications.