Originally Posted by
scambo1
Pure jet engines are significantly more fuel thirsty than turboprops for a given distance travelled.
I would think that if fuel goes up and stabilizes in the $150/barrel range, you will see lots of unducted fan (turboprop) aircraft on the drawing board.
I heard a story today from a somewhat reliable source that some carriers have expressed an interest to Embraer to start making the Brasilias again. Supposedly they (Embraer) are investigating this. I think now that the problems with the earlier versions have been addressed it could be a viable, efficiant short/medium haul option. Sure be interesting to see if anything comes of this..
