Dowty

GE Aerospace taps Dowty's propeller expertise to advance open-fan RISE demonstrator

UK propeller manufacturer’s expertise is seen as critical to informing design of open-fan demonstrator. GE Aerospace has highlighted the growing involvement of UK subsidiary Dowty in the CFM International RISE open-fan technology demonstrator programme, with the propeller maker's design and industrial know-how seen as increasingly critical to the effort. Arjan Hegeman, vice-president of future flight…