The future aircraft may be very similar to todays planes, but they are likely to be very different in engines and body design.This is the future that the National Aeronautics Aerospace Agency (NASA) hopes to cultivate by five studies worth $ 11.5 million.
Picture Source: Jetzero
Advanced Aircraft Concept (AACES) The plan is a long -term plan of early stages, which aims to determine the "transformative solution" to make the aviation travel industry with too much carbon emissions move towards sustainable development.
Of course, these bonuses are far from making a feasible aircraft, and these concepts are just concepts-but millions of dollars can easily make a strong one.New technologies are idle or actual testing on the shelf of the laboratory.
Two awards are more targeted than other awards.For example, Electras electric aircraft already has a flight prototype, and the bonus will be used to promote the development of its existing technology.Jetzero is combining low -temperature hydrogen hydrogen fuel sources with unusual hybrid wing fuselage in the figure above.
Picture Source: Electra
The other three awards are: Georgia Institute of Technology will be studiedNew fuel, advancement system and configuration seem to be promising for its ATH2NA plan.Pratt and Whitney will study "a set of" promotion technology to reduce fuel consumption and emissions (it seems to be a way to reduce harm).The task of Aurora Flight Sciences seems to be the most wide-the companys company will "comprehensively and open-open exploration of technology and aircraft concepts."
Interestingly, the electricity advancement and flight startups that we have seen gathered a lot of investor funds have not appeared here.Perhaps when they have venture capital funds, NASAs money is not worth working, or their vision of the future aviation industry is too much (these manufacturers mainly produce personal helicopters).
AACES project is part of the "Advanced Air Transportation Technology" project, and the "Advanced Air Transport Technology" project itself is part of the "Advanced Aircraft Plan".If there are other levels on this basis, they have not listed.
