Embraer Releases Exciting Video Of New Turboprop In Development 

It’s even a rare arrangement for jets. It’s almost all nowadays on the CRJ and ERJ. Previous jets that had this layout was the Il-62 and trijet Boeing 727 where 2 the engines are attached like that whilst the 3rd is in the tail itself via an S shaped duct for more efficient airflow vs straight through the top of the tail which was what was done in DC-10 snd MD-11

@@filledwithvariousknowledge2747 Also the DC-9/MD-80/90/Boeing 717 families of planes has/had the engines in the rear too!

Piaggio Avanti has rear facing turbo prop engines (wing mounted). Been around since 1986 and sold about 250 total.

@@3204clivesinclair So... unique as he said.

@@3204clivesinclair I think one of the problems with that was it was very noisy

That's what Comac is aiming for, though I really hope Embraer and Bombardier join in too

@@jonseilim4321 at this moment, Embraer and Bombardier have a higher market acceptance and market share than comac though. I dont believe this plane could make embraer compete with Boeing and Airbus, even if its extremelly succesfull. It could be like the e-jets and be succesfull, allowing Embraer to grow, but not enough to rival the current duopolly

The wealth is there, the corruption is stopping it from reaching the people.

@@chechnya Noted, corruption can only be dealt with if a country is progressing & the people see that money is not following down to the people. Then there will be backlass by the massess. That is my theory anway.

They are not so big and are not planning to go that big either. They even were very close to be bought by Boeing a couple of years ago. But ATR is in their sight,that's the target.

Haha.

"The next generation of turboprop-powered aircraft is coming soon! Props, (no pun intended) for Embraer Way to go!" Well, those Props better be spinning for Embraer 😄

@@tailsorange2872 Ba-dum tsssss

wow you brought nothing new here AND your pun fell flat... nice

Have you heard of ATR??

@Will Swift ATR is a turbo prop aircraft that Airbus has a 50% share in

@@chrisjob6040 thank you

@@managed9348 yes I have heard of ATR. However, I was unaware Airbus owns the majority of ATR. I must clarify: Boeing and Airbus are yet to show any prototypes including this advanced turboprop (which surpasses current propeller technology), under the official company name. Thanks!

@@harpermonohan They don’t have to do such a thing under their main company. Airbus can do the R&D and then pass their technology to ATR as a transaction and then ATR can enjoy the technology without the R&D staff on their budgets.

Hell yeah! I love turboprops and it would be great to see a comeback of the the great old days

Yer looking at FOUR ENGINE necessity AND plausibly TOO SLOW. ... STRADDLE .O.55mach practical speed

And LOUD.

The unique sound comes from the number and length of the blades, not the placement. To keep the blade tip clear of the ground on take-off rotation and landing, they have to be short, as a result they don't have the same mean area cord as a longer blade. So they add an extra blade to make up that loss, but they are still short, so they are turned faster than most turbo props. A good modern, and successful, example of this is the Piaggio Avanti. Those things make so much racket on the ground that even with hearing protection on, it still hurts to be near them. This plane will have a similar issue due to having to clear the rear fuselage, the blades will have to be short, and in this they show 8 blades, which will help the noise because they won't have to turn as fast. However, the UDF would still be a better and more fuel efficient design.

There is also the ATR 72 but this is ageing as well, so it is about time for a new competition in this sector.

If it passes the the technical hurdles then it may well have the field to itself. However, I think ATR will eventually provide a competitor response in some form or another. Q400 will die without having given birth to children.

I think there is an alternative to ATR which is Dash-8, but, yes, I think jet NG/NEO/MAX planes have progressed much further.

looks like someone forgot the Dash 8

You’re forgetting DHC dash 8. It’s still the number one platform.

@@pbjman5809 Dash-8 isn't currently in actual production though, classic production has been stopped for a while and Q400 production is in the process of moving from Toronto to Calgary.

@@HekateMGO sure but there are still significantly more of them in service atm

Thank you for watching, be sure to tune in again! 😊✈️

Remember seeing that on test in Yuma, AZ. Was noisy as hell!

I would love to see the cramped CRJ series go bye bye

We agree! ✈️

no. regular turboprops, just positioned in a way they say will facilitate the adoption of alternative fuels in the future