for August 20, 2007
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Hot Topic: The Ecoplanes Are Coming!
We
take a departure from IFE for an issue or two to catch up with an
interesting story that came out of the Paris Air Show earlier this year.
Frankly, we were puzzled when we read the story about an ecoplane concept
developed, by an airline - easyJet. This web article is part one of a two
part story we researched on the potential resurgence of propfans and their
impact on the next generation of ecologically correct aircraft. You can read
Part 1 this week and to capture your interest, here is an excerpt from the
easyJet release that caught our attention:
The design will contain a number of key features to make it radically more environmentally efficient:
- Rear-mounted “open-rotor” engines offer unrivalled environmental performance for short-haul flying due to their higher propulsive efficiency. However, there are significant difficulties in fixing such a large engine under a wing of a narrow-body aircraft, making rear-mounting of the engines the optimum solution
- A lower design cruise speed to reduce drag and a shorter design range to reduce weight
- Noise reductions are expected to come from a gear box between the engine and the open-rotor blades keeping them subsonic during take-off and landing, the use of the rear empennage to shield the ground from engine noise, and airframe improvements (such as no slats on the front of the wing)
- The airframe will be made of advanced weight-reducing materials similar to those used in current projects like the Boeing 787, which itself is estimated to be 27% more fuel efficient than the aircraft it will replace in many fleets!
Well, It got our attention and if it has yours, check out our web story. Also check out this short presentation from easyJet.
Footnotes: Watch for a UAL RFP for
inflight connectivity coming soon... Southwest Airlines has a two competitor
connectivity short list we hear. And finally, do not, we repeat, do not go
to this website: www.intheair.net!
When we mistyped a well known URL, we got a surprise. Don't blame us if you
do too!
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