{"id":100373,"date":"2020-09-21T12:04:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T12:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=100373"},"modified":"2020-09-21T12:04:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T12:04:50","slug":"airbus-is-creating-new-zero-emission-aircraft-concepts-that-could-be-in-service-by-2035","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2020\/09\/airbus-is-creating-new-zero-emission-aircraft-concepts-that-could-be-in-service-by-2035.html","title":{"rendered":"Airbus is creating new zero emission aircraft concepts that could be in service by 2035."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Airbus<\/strong> has unveiled three concepts for the first zero-emission commercial aircraft that could enter service in 2035, exploring various technological avenues to lead the way in decarbonising the aviation industry, EuropaPress <\/a>reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Airbus is inspired by the flight of geese to reduce fuel consumption.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All three are based on hydrogen as a primary energy source, an option that Airbus considers “exceptionally promising” as a clean aviation fuel and likely to be the choice for a cleaner industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has called this a “historic moment” for the commercial aviation sector and expressed his conviction that the use of hydrogen “has the potential to significantly reduce the impact of aviation on the climate”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Why there won\u2019t be any electric passenger planes, according to Bill Gates.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first of the three concepts is a turbofan design for aircraft with 120-200 passengers and a range of more than 2,000 nautical miles. The aircraft would be capable of transcontinental operations and would be powered by a modified gas turbine engine that runs on hydrogen combustion, rather than jet fuel. The liquid hydrogen would be stored and distributed using tanks located behind the rear pressurized bulkhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second is a turboprop design, for aircraft up to 100 passengers, which uses a turboprop engine instead of a turbofan, also powered by hydrogen combustion in modified gas turbine engines, which would allow them to travel more than 1,000 nautical miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latter is a mixed-wing body design of up to 200 passengers in which the wings are fused with the main body of the aircraft and with a similar range to the concept using turbofan. The exceptionally wide fuselage allows multiple options for hydrogen storage and distribution, as well as for cabin configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n