Originally Posted by
Dani
Regarding comfort I still think that every jet is superior to any prop. It's not only the noise, which can be handled with modern technology to a certain degree, it's also the vibration, specially in high speed. Additionally there is a higher complexity of the prop (gearbox, blades), which makes them less reliable and more difficult to handle.
Dani
What about geared turbofans? There is one geared turbofan plane model in operation, namely Bring Another Engine 146... And now Pratt and Whitney try to develop more geared turbofans.