AVIATIONThe Future of

Tommy LedfordCST 300L FALL 2012

Current TechnologyBoeing 787 Dreamliner $243.6M 242 Passengers 9400 mile range Cruise: 567 mph 33,528 gallons of fuel

787 Cockpit

Airbus A350

$278M 314 Passengers Expected Launch in 2013 9300 mile range Cruise: 561 mph 36,500 gallons of fuel

Video: http://videos.airbus.com/video/iLyROoaf2C41.html :13-:50

Needs: Lighter (Fuel efficient)

Faster

Range ~20 years

Box-Wing Jet (Target: 2025)

Box Wing Jet cont. Lockheed Martin Increase range, still fit in airport gates Materials from F-22 & F-35 Loop-wing = 16% incr. lift-to-drag ratio

Steeper decents with less power Two ultrahigh-bypass turbofan engines

Another 22% increase Total = 50% increase in efficiency over

average jetliners.

Sugar Volt (Target: 2035)

Sugar Volt cont. Boeing Size of a 737 Hybrid

Takeoff = jet fuel + batteriesCruise = batteries

Thinner wings + higher lift-to-drag Wings fold to fit into gates Hybrid + high-lift wings + open rotor

engines = 55% more efficient Emits 60% less CO2 + 80% less N2O

Supersonic Green Machine (2030)

Green Machine cont. Lockheed Martin Redesigned Concorde from 2003 After burners reduce NOx by 75% Inverted V-shaped tail mitigate sound

wavesNo sonic boom, just dull roar.

Cruises at Mach 1.6

Volta Volare GT4

Volta Volare cont. Portland-based Volta Volare Hybrid powertrain

900 lb. Li Polymer with 236 cells Uses $20 in electricity vs. $80 in fuel

200 mile flight Only one moving part in engine

Less Maintenance Takeoff, climb, and cruise 300 miles on

solely electrical power. Future: replace fuel with more batteries

Solar Impulse

Solar Impulse cont. Swiss company Weighs less than an SUV 165 yards of runway to take off

Over a mile for a commercial jet Completely solar powered Can fly at night Cruise: 43 mph 20 day world trip in 2015

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