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Variable Camber with New Control Surfaces
Variable-camber control of the wing for drag reduction throughout the flight mission using existing control surfaces can provide the ability to realize modest operational savings. Variable camber is considered ideal for future aircraft because the concept calls for a complete redesign of the wing from largely a static piece to an ever-adjusting aircraft component.
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Variable Camber with New Control Surfaces
Variable-camber control of the wing for drag reduction throughout the flight mission using existing control surfaces can provide the ability to realize modest operational savings. Variable camber is considered ideal for future aircraft because the concept calls for a complete redesign of the wing from largely a static piece to an ever-adjusting aircraft component.
Hubble spots Saturn ‘northern lights’
EnviroTREC has written and reproduced several stories about northern lights on our webpages. Here is a story about “northern lights” on Saturn! The...
Northern lights at GLACIER
When we think of the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, we somehow think that they are not that far away, perhaps only a few...
New Variety of Northern Lights Discovered: “STEVE”
Originally published on by mlive.com by Mark Torregrossa on October 6th 2017 Northern lights enthusiasts have discovered a new type of northern...
Industry Stories
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...
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...
A Short Introduction to Sustainable Aviation Fuel, or SAF
SAF is a new type of aviation fuel that has been developed to serve as a clean substitute for jet fossil fuels. SAF is produced from sustainable resources such as waste oil that originates from animal or vegetable sources as well as agricultural residues or even from non-fossil-CO2 heavy-industry sources.
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...