On Wednesday, NASA proffered an award to The Boeing Company for its Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. This endeavor is aimed at creating a new generation of eco-friendly single-aisle planes.
Through a Funded Space Act Agreement, Boeing will partner up with NASA to construct and test the demonstrator aircraft before taking it airborne in order to assess its ability to reduce emissions.
Single-aisle aircraft are the backbone of many airline fleets, and because they fly so much, account for nearly half of all aviation emissions. To ensure that the future generations of single-aisles incorporating advanced technologies and designs can enter into service in the 2030s, NASA is working hard on completing tests by late 2020s. This project promises to provide a valuable insight which will shape industry decisions significantly.
NASA’s goal is that the technology flown on the demonstrator aircraft, when combined with other advancements in propulsion systems, materials, and systems architecture, would result in fuel consumption and emissions reductions of up to 30% relative to today’s most efficient single-aisle aircraft, depending on the mission. Through separate efforts, NASA has worked with Boeing and other industry partners on advanced sustainable aviation concepts, including the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing concept.
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