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Ammonia as a fuel for jet aircraft
In our pursuit of exciting stories about Green Aviation, we found two interesting stories that pointed in the same direction – that of using ammonia to fuel jet engines.
ATI’s concept piece for a hydrogen-powered aircraft
The FlyZero project, which is led by the Aerospace Technology Institute and is funded by the UK government, has come up with a concept for a liquid hydrogen-powered midsize aircraft. The aircraft is based on the Boeing 767 class design, which has a 54-meter wingspan...
Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Test-bed (HEAT) – at the National Research Council
The NRC announced in early 2021 that their Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Test-bed (HEAT) had successfully taken to the air! The following picture is a presentation of their HEAT project. Figure 1: HEAT being prepared for a test flight! Source: NRC Canada A critical...
Future Technologies – Retrofits and Upgrades to support the Aircraft Technology Road Map
This web story is a continuation of our series on the IATA Technology Road Map. Here we will cover how the aerospace industry proposes to improve efficiencies using retrofits and upgrades. Aircraft entering service from now to 2030 will have the same overall...
Pratt & Whitney Awarded Department of Energy Project to Develop Hydrogen Propulsion Technology
This story is copied from Pratt & Witney's Pressroom EAST HARTFORD, Conn., February 21, 2022 – Pratt & Whitney has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to develop novel, high-efficiency hydrogen-fueled propulsion technology for commercial...
Airbus and CFM International to Pioneer Hydrogen Combustion Technology
This story copied from Airbus press, Feb 22, 2022 Photo Source: Airbus S.A.S. 2022, www.airbus.com Toulouse/Washington, 22 February 2022 – Airbus has signed a partnership agreement with CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines,...
An Aircraft Technology Roadmap to 2050
Source: NASA Langley Research Center (NASA-LaRC), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=494937 Aerodynamics - Part 1 In 2009, all stakeholders of the aviation industry committed to a set of ambitious climate action goals, namely: improving fuel efficiency by...
Canadian Researchers Looking to Make Aviation More Environmentally Sustainable
BY ELIZABETH HOWELL | FEB 03 2022 This news story has been copied from University Affairs (www.universityaffairs.ca) Photo by Daniel Eledut on Unsplash A small but growing number of Canadian researchers is exploring ways to reduce the aviation industry’s large carbon...
Spirit of Innovation Officially Breaks All-Electric Speed Record
The following story and content was taken from a Rolls-Royce Press Release of Jan 20, 2022 We are pleased to announce that our all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft is officially the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft, having set two new world records which...
The Future of Aviation Propulsion
Plane icon created by Freepik - Flaticon EnviroTREC, was formed to support the development and growth of the Glacier engine testing facility in Thompson, Manitoba. Providing more than ten years of successful icing certification testing for new engine models,...