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Not “30% fuel efficiency”, but an improvement of 30%.

FTA: “The project aims to demonstrate up to 30% improved fuel efficiency for a typical 250-nautical-mile regional turboprop mission”

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I was so confused by the title - I thought jets were fairly efficient at ~40%-50% of theoretical maximum and turbofans can't be that far behind. It would maybe make sense for a single prop aircraft.

30% improvement makes much more sense.

HN title mangling strikes again.

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