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Old 14th May 2013 | 13:58
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Dont Hang Up
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It all sounds a bit fanciful.

However, as a first step, someone would have to design a hybrid engine. Going all electric in one leap would never be acceptable, and carrying two types of engine would be hopelessly inefficient in terms of weight and drag.

So - a high bypass fan engine where the main fan can switch from turbine drive to electric drive. Any engine designers out there prepared to give us some input?
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