CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF REDUCED ENERGY TRANSPORTS

There are several ways in which the fuel consumption of the civil air transportation fleet can be reduced. These range from changes in the cruise altitude and speed of current aircraft, to the development of new, far-term aircraft designs employing advanced, currently undeveloped technology by which minimum fuel consumption can be achieved. In the study reported, primary consideration was given to decreasing fuel consumption by the design of a new, near-term aircraft; i. e. a design which employs existing technology and which could be introduced into the fleet by 1980. To represent a far-term aircraft, the effect of using a composite material wing was also investigated.

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• Authors:
  • Ardema, M D
  • Harper, M
  • SMITH, C L
  • Waters, M H
  • Williams, L J
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 545-550
• Serial:
  • Journal of Aircraft
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • ISSN: 0021-8669
  • Serial URL: https://arc.aiaa.org/journal/ja

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Air transportation; Aircraft; Airfoils; Composite materials; Design; Energy conservation; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Transport aircraft; Vehicle design; Wings (Aircraft)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft design
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Energy; Environment; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152862
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM