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The Impact of the Zero Hub Fan on the IATA Technology Road Map

by EnviroTREC | Feb 17, 2023

We continue on our journey through the IATA Technology Roadmap. With this story, we will cover the Zero Hub Fan. The Zero Hub Fan is one of the 14 new technology concepts IATA identified as coming into service in 2020 – 2035. The Zero Hub Fan is indicated to Enter...

Rolls-Royce and easyJet set new world first

by EnviroTREC | Dec 19, 2022

Rolls-Royce and easyJet today confirmed they have set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen. The ground test was conducted on an early concept demonstrator using green hydrogen created by wind and tidal power. It marks...

The Open Rotor Fan – Returns Again and Under Development!

by EnviroTREC | Oct 19, 2022

What is very exciting about the open rotor fan is that it has had a long history and is still under development. The “IATA Aircraft Technology Roadmap to 2050” rates this technology as being about the TRL level 3 (demonstration and analysis of critical functions)....

Open Rotor Engine makes its debut at Farnborough

by EnviroTREC | Aug 8, 2022

The Farnborough air show highlighted a few new innovations this year. One of the exciting innovations that were announced comes straight from the IATA Aircraft Technology Roadmap to 2050 – which we have covered in part through this series of articles. Airbus and...

Predictions on the future of Green Aviation from Rolls-Royce

by EnviroTREC | Jul 19, 2022

Rolls-Royce was asked about their opinions about the future of Green Aviation at a recent conference (CogX in London). Their executive officer had exciting thoughts about three key technologies that are currently in play: SAF, Batteries and Hydrogen. 100% SAF...

New Engine Architectures, Part 2 from the IATA Technology Roadmap

by EnviroTREC | Jun 23, 2022

Two New Engine Architecture plans that remain to be covered from the IATA Technology Road Map are the Counter Rotating Fan and the Ultra High Bypass Ratio Engine. The Counter Rotating Fan Counter-rotating fans are positioned in the front of jet engines and spin in...