Category Archives: Carbon Emission Updates

Wings that waggle could cut aircraft fuel consumption by 20%

June 19, 2009 – 1:00 pm

Wings which redirect air to waggle sideways could cut airline fuel bills by 20% according to research funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Airbus in the UK.
The new approach, which promises to dramatically reduce mid-flight drag, uses tiny air powered jets which redirect the air, making it flow sideways back [...]

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Biofuels test positive for the aviation industry

June 18, 2009 – 9:44 am

A consortium made up of Boeing, aircraft engine manufactures and commercial airlines including Air New Zealand have released a report on the study on the use of bio-derived synthetic paraffinic kerosenes, or biofuels, in commercial aircraft.
The development for alternative fuels for the aviation industry is crucial as the industry regulator IATA has vowed to achieve [...]

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