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Harrison says: "The technology is already there to deliver the next step change. This is not Star Trek, this is within our grasp.
"This is what the next generation of aircraft will look like and we are working with the manufacturers to get this technology delivered in 2015."
EasyJet says that the concept, compared with modern aircraft like the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737, would be 25% quieter and 50% more fuel efficient, while producing 50% less carbon dioxide and 75% less NOx.
The type's fuselage and wings would be manufactured from lightweight composite materials, like those used on the Boeing 787, delivering a further 15% in efficiencies. The wings have the latest laminar flow technology and are located further aft than current designs to balance the weight of the engines.
Philippe de Saint-Aulaire, Airbus vice president for environmental affairs, said in March that his company is targeting a 50% reduction in fuel consumption by 2020. Airframe improvements will provide around 25% of the reduction, engine improvements would deliver 10-15% and improved air traffic management another 10%
Originally posted by kilcoo316
I'm also not quite sure where the undercarriage is going to go with those super thin wing roots.
Originally posted by Zaphod58
They could do the same thing that Airbus is doing with the A350. They're using a VC-10 style main landing gear, because there are concerns about the thickness of the carbonfibre wing where the landing gear attaches.
Originally posted by Canada_EH
Easy Jet has announced an eco-friendly aircraft design ..........
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www.flightglobal.com...
Originally posted by waynos
You know, I just KNEW that there was something strangely familiar about the look of that proposal, with its 'Starship Enterprise' engine arrangement, if only the Germans had worked out that they were drawing it backwards
[edit on 15-6-2007 by waynos]
Originally posted by thebozeian
Ok, so maybe I'm a bit thick but Airbus says normally they attach to the rear wing spar, but now they will attach to the"rear spar forward" (with a gear beam aft) what do they mean or is this just a semantic point? Are they saying they will attach to the front of the rear spar rather than the rear with a supplementry beam aft and side stays? Im confused and the diagram on "flight's" page didn't really help.
LEE.