Future Aircraft Developments

RADICAL AIRCRAFT DESIGNS

Blended Wing Body designs date from the early postwar era. Research on updated designs is under way at Boeing and Cranfield University

The Peebles Fanwing is a new approach to lift, and is benefiting from investment by the UK and Italian Governments.

L/P Driver is a Lift and Propulsion System being developed by Velarus {Link without Title} , providing utility and transport designs with near ground operation similar to helicopters while capable of jet speeds at altitude, including the possibility of supersonic design.

NEW ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES

Pratt And Whitney 's Geared Turbofan ) is a cross between a turbojet and a turboprop.

Alternative Fuels for aircraft have received limited attention. Hydrogen is perhaps the most obvious alternative to existing Kerosene / Gasoline -type fuels, but the technical and infrastructural challenges inherent in developing a commercially usable hydrogen-powered aircraft are huge. The Russia n manufacturer Tupolev built a prototype hydrogen-powered version of the Tu-154 airliner, named the Tu-155 , which made its first flight in 1989 . Tupolev.ru

AERODYNAMICS TECHNOLOGIES

Boundary Layer Suction has long been a subject of research. The technique works, but has traditionally consumed so much power that it was not worth doing. The necessary internal ducting is another problem. Work continues at TU Delft .

TARGETED PROGRAMMES

The Silent Aircraft Initiative being conducted by Cambridge-MIT is studying a range of technologies.

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