A core-protecting fan module , comprising: a nose member ; a fan rotor downstream of the nose member, the fan rotor comprising: a rotor hub rotatable about a rotational axis ; and a plurality of fan blades angularly spaced about the rotational axis; a full span stator downstream of the fan rotor; and a splitter structure downstream of the fan rotor; wherein, in a cross-section plane containing the rotational axis, the rotational axis forms: a first angle (θ 1 ) with a line extending from a foremost intersection between the rotational axis and the nose member (P N_LE ) to a point at which the rotor hub intersects a leading edge of a first fan blade included in the plurality of fan blades (P B_LE_IN ); a second angle (θ 2 ) with a line extending from P B_LE_IN to a point at which the rotor hub intersects a trailing edge of the first fan blade (P B_TE_IN ); and a third angle (θ 3 ) with a line extending from P B_TE_IN to a leading edge of the splitter structure; characterized in that the first angle is greater than the third angle (θ 1 > θ 3 ), the second angle is greater than the third angle (θ 2 > θ 3 ), and the first angle is less than the sum of the second and third angles (θ 1 < θ 2 + θ 3 ); and wherein the nose member has a radius (R N ) measured in a radial direction from P N_LE to P B_LE_IN and further has a length (L N ) measured in a longitudinal direction from P N_LE to P B_LE_IN , and wherein 0.5 ≤ R N L N ≤ 0.65 . a nose member ; a fan rotor downstream of the nose member, the fan rotor comprising: a rotor hub rotatable about a rotational axis ; and a plurality of fan blades angularly spaced about the rotational axis; a rotor hub rotatable about a rotational axis ; and a plurality of fan blades angularly spaced about the rotational axis; a full span stator downstream of the fan rotor; and a splitter structure downstream of the fan rotor; wherein, in a cross-section plane containing the rotational axis, the rotational axis forms: a first angle (θ 1 ) with a line extending from a foremost intersection between the rotational axis and the nose member (P N_LE ) to a point at which the rotor hub intersects a leading edge of a first fan blade included in the plurality of fan blades (P B_LE_IN ); a second angle (θ 2 ) with a line extending from P B_LE_IN to a point at which the rotor hub intersects a trailing edge of the first fan blade (P B_TE_IN ); and a third angle (θ 3 ) with a line extending from P B_TE_IN to a leading edge of the splitter structure; characterized in that the first angle is greater than the third angle (θ 1 > θ 3 ), the second angle is greater than the third angle (θ 2 > θ 3 ), and the first angle is less than the sum of the second and third angles (θ 1 < θ 2 + θ 3 ); and a first angle (θ 1 ) with a line extending from a foremost intersection between the rotational axis and the nose member (P N_LE ) to a point at which the rotor hub intersects a leading edge of a first fan blade included in the plurality of fan blades (P B_LE_IN ); a second angle (θ 2 ) with a line extending from P B_LE_IN to a point at which the rotor hub intersects a trailing edge of the first fan blade (P B_TE_IN ); and a third angle (θ 3 ) with a line extending from P B_TE_IN to a leading edge of the splitter structure; characterized in that the first angle is greater than the third angle (θ 1 > θ 3 ), the second angle is greater than the third angle (θ 2 > θ 3 ), and the first angle is less than the sum of the second and third angles (θ 1 < θ 2 + θ 3 ); and wherein the nose member has a radius (R N ) measured in a radial direction from P N_LE to P B_LE_IN and further has a length (L N ) measured in a longitudinal direction from P N_LE to P B_LE_IN , and wherein 0.5 ≤ R N L N ≤ 0.65 . <EOS>