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Old 11-25-2015 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by rhklenke
No, that fan looks to me to clearly be operational - and a fan is needed in a Harrier to give them thrust "ahead" of the engine for the forward nozzles. That fan is constructed such that it should be able to turn at EDF speeds (around 20k+ RPM), but likely not at turbine speeds. I wonder how they plan to drive it? Perhaps a planetary gear box?

Bob
Wren did this a few years ago with a 44 gold mated to a Schuebler fan. I believe they used a planetary gearbox.
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