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4 1_The Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s carbon composite fuselage reduces weight for greater efficiency. 2_Airbus’s latest aircraft, the A350 WXB on its first test flight in 2013. 3_GE Aviation’s static test bed for new engine technologies. 4_A woven-composite fan blade from a CFM LEAP engine. 5_Embraer has this year launched their next generation of regional jet — the E2 series. 6_The cabin in this new ATR600 aircraft reduces weight by 160kgs over the previous cabin. 5
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AMERICAN AIRLINES’ ‘FUEL SMART’ PROGRAMME, WHICH BEGAN IN 2005, HAS SAVED 700 MILLION GALLONS OF FUEL (EQUIVALENT TO 7 MILLION TONNES OF CO2).
Bombardier Aerospace’s belief that an aircraft’s environmental impact is determined at the design stage is why it has created and adopted a ‘design for environment’ approach to its aircraft development programmes. Having made significant progress in both aircraft design and in the use of environmental technologies over the last few years, Bombardier is now poised to validate the latest technologies on its latest commercial aircraft — the CSeries family, now in the flight test phase of the programme. Specifically designed for the 100- to 149- seat segment, the CSeries aircraft is optimised with a five-abreast fuselage design; a wing configuration that provides a significant reduction in drag and performance flexibility and is powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower engine. The CSeries aircraft delivers a 20% CO2 and 50% NOx emissions advantage to the current regulations, according to the company, and provides a margin of up to 15 EPNdB to the noise regulations coming into effect in 2017. Using the latest aerodynamics
and airframe structures and designs, the aircraft’s fuselage is made of an advanced light-weight aluminiumlithium alloy; the wing spars and skins are all made of composite structures and the main wing structure is made using a composite resin transfer infusion process developed at Bombardier’s Belfast facility. Bombardier has also introduced the latest in fly-by-wire system technology on its new programmes and an advanced flight deck with optimised controls and display functions. These technologies help reduce the overall environmental footprint of the aircraft, by providing weight savings, more direct routings and the elimination of aircraft diversions caused by weather or lower visibilities. Biofuel research for improving aircraft efficiencies and emission performance is underwa H?HX[?Y?X? \?\??\??[? H ?? ?HY? \ ??[H ?X[?Y? ?[?[X??Y\?LNL?] ?Y[??[?H?[?Z\??[??[\[?\???[??Y[?? ?] H?[??[?]Y?][?????\?[??H??\?Z[?X?H]?[?Y[?\???YX\? \?Y ?? Z[??Y[\?]?Y???H?\?Y[?Y??^?[X[? ?Y?\??[?K?H \??[?\?]Y[\ ?\??]?H ?\?[ ???[X??Y\?[?] ??[?Y[ ??X? \??\???H]?X][?[^\?\??[?X?????Y\?[?^?[Z\?[?\?8?%[? ?H ?Y X?[?[??Y[??\?H?\?[Z\??[????\\?Y ?????[ X?\?Y?\???[?K?H?Y? ?\?[?[\?[?Z[\??H?? HX[?Y?X? \?\?\?]]?[? ?] ??^ ?[?\?][??KR?] ? ] ?[ ?\?? Z[??[? ? N ?[X??Y\??&\?L??] ? ?[?H ??\?Y?H ?] ??]?^x?&\? \?T??\??X\?Y \???[?[??[?\? ?]?X?KYY?] ?Y X?[??[??Y[???[\ [??\?H[??[?\?\?H \??H?]??[?\?][?? ??\? [? ? ?X?\?H ?[???Z[?? H?Y[Y??X?Y[??H8?%[?[??\??Y[?[ \???X[??H8?%? ?[?????&\?Z\??Y? ?H?MM?[??[?K??^[\K H[?? ? [\??][??[?H[??]?[]?X][?\??K???Y? ?\?[??\?X???? H??\? ?[?[? ?? X?Y[? ?\??X?H[? HX\? H NN ??^K HPT[??[?K?x?&\??]?\? ?? X? ?[??[?? \?H[??\??Y[?[?[?Y?] ? ??]?ZY? ? ?[?]?Y?[????[Y\??X[?Y? ?[?0????U?B??