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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday february 5, 1988 i i a a .-.�v-11-4 pm Tell i�4p Mcdonnell a bib prototype Ultra High by plane Heidi to from , fab Calif one of. Serle of flight to to the Merit of the new Lull a. Firm s Hopes soar with new pro Pulsar Airliner Long Beach Calif. A Mcdonnell Douglas corp has unveiled a prototype Airliner thai the com Pany Hopes will one Day carry passengers Back to inc future and revive the age of the propeller. An my so transport Oul fined with an Ultra High bypass engine built by general elect no look off wednesday from Long Beach Airport on a quiet and uneventful flight that the designers said could usher in the Nam generation of airline technology. Lower fuel hum lower Community noise and a lower acquisition Cost to airline is what we Are sell  said Wall Orlowski the Hub program manager for Long Beach based Douglas aircraft co. A Mcdon Nell Douglas subsidiary. The engines used advanced Jet turbines to Power pro pulsars counter rotating sets of tans hat resemble propellers. Company officials say the engines offer the benefits of conventional turn fans with the fuel Economy of prop engines. Wednesday s flight demonstration for the news Media launched the opening shot of Mcdonnell Doug Las marketing program to sell a new generation of medium Range jetliners comparable to the company s md-80 series and Boeing  727s, which have a Range of up to 2.800 Miles. It s just like flying in any other air plane Orlowski said As the plane cruised at 33,000 feet Hying at Abou 500 Mph. The same Speed As comparable conventions jetliners. The Cabin was As quiet As in a commercial  Boeing however announced in a gust it was postponing development of its version of an Airliner equipped will he new engines. We could t find  
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