Silent flight edges closer to take off, according to new University of Bristol research.

The mystery of how futuristic aircraft embedded engines, featuring an energy-conserving arrangement, make noise has been solved by researchers at the University of Bristol.

Electric ducted fan mounted next to the curved surface.

Boundary layer ingesting (BLI) ducted fan test rig inside the aeroacoustics wind tunnel facility at the University of Bristol.

Image credits: Dr Feroz Ahmed

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