NASA Funds New Studies Looking at Future of Sustainable Aircraft
2024年11月12日 · NASA is working to answer those questions by commissioning five new design studies looking to push the boundaries of possibility for sustainable aircraft. Through NASA’s Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) 2050 initiative, the agency asked industry and academia to come up with studies looking at aircraft ...
NextGen Aircraft Design is Key to Aviation Sustainability - NASA
2020年4月16日 · Instead, the focus is on a future airliner that might carry 150-175 passengers, flies at subsonic speeds and could supplement or replace aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus 320 in the 2030 timeframe.
Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) | Glenn Research Center | NASA
2024年1月2日 · NASA Glenn's research in Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) offers new possibilities for reducing fuel and energy usage in aviation. Innovative technologies, aircraft concepts, test aircraft, and ground test facilities will turn this vision of …
Today we are seeing the fundamental technology investments manifest themselves in flight demonstrations, that are aimed at impacting aircraft entering service 2035-2040 time range. These efforts have largely been aimed at megawatt scale technologies that can enable hybrid electric or mildly distributed airplane concepts.
Next Generation Experimental Aircraft Becomes NASA’s Newest X …
2023年6月12日 · NASA and Boeing said Monday the aircraft produced through the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project has been designated by the U.S. Air Force as the X-66A. The new X-plane seeks to inform a potential new generation of more sustainable single-aisle aircraft – the workhorse of passenger airlines around the world.
N3-X | Glenn Research Center | NASA
2023年6月14日 · With innovative airframe and propulsion designs, the N3-X capabilities will open a new era of sustainable flight for the future of electrified aircraft. Check out this video to learn more about how N3-X will transform air travel:
Subsonic Single Aft Engine (SUSAN) Aircraft - NASA
2024年4月4日 · NASA’s SUbsonic Single Aft eNgine (SUSAN) Electrofan is an advanced hybrid-electric concept aircraft designed to minimize environmental impacts and introduce innovative technologies for sustainable subsonic regional transport aircraft.
NASA@SC22: NASA’s SUSAN Electrofan Aircraft: Designing the Future …
2022年11月8日 · With the ever-growing concern for the environment, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from NASA’s Ames, Glenn, Langley, and Armstrong Flight Research Centers are investigating the design and performance of a revolutionary hybrid-electric transport aircraft called the SUbsonic Single Aft eNgine (SUSAN) Electrofan, which shows great ...
NASA’s 'New' Boeing 777 Undergoes Modifications For Its Future …
3 天之前 · NASA’s new flying laboratory, an ex-commercial Boeing 777 airliner, has arrived in Waco, Texas, for modifications ahead of its entry into service. The aircraft will replace the agency’s now-retired Douglas DC-8, a venerable aircraft that made its final flight in May of last year, as you can read about here.. Aviation photographer @SR_Planespotter shared photos of the 777’s arrival at ...
NASA B777 | NASA Airborne Science Program
2024年9月29日 · This unique flying laboratory will have truly global reach enabling data collection for NASA projects to include sensor development, satellite sensor calibration, data product validation, and field studies to better understand earth system processes to improve models and decision-making.