Sensitivity of Pusher Propeller Performance and Noise Emissions to the UpstreamWake Characteristics: An Experimental and Numerical Study

Open rotors are considered to have the potential to improve the fuel economy of aircraft significantly by improving the propulsive efficiency compared to the current generation turbofan engines. One of the possible configurations for the open rotors is the aft fuselage mounted contra-rotating pusher propeller. The aftfuselage mounted contra...