by EnviroTREC | Jul 31, 2023
Aerodynamic technology continues to progress and develop new designs for airplanes and wings, each with significantly reduced drag. One new technology that has made more recent progress is Laminar Flow Control. There are several forms of Laminar Flow Control (LFC)...
by New Atlas | Jun 8, 2023
Rolls-Royce workers assembling the giant UltraFan technology demonstrator Photo source: Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce has completed the first ground tests on its massive UltraFan engine, claiming it’s at least 10% more efficient than any other large aero engine in...
by EnviroTREC | May 1, 2023
Ubiquitous Composites are supporting the evolving Gas Turbine Engine Cycle in a number of ways. But gathering materials for the second part of this story[1] on the Engine Cycle proved challenging as background materials and ideas were not provided in the referenced...
by EnviroTREC | Mar 27, 2023
MDS is thrilled to have been selected as a partner on the Airbus ZEROe fuel cell engine demonstrator supporting Airbus’ ambition to develop the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft by 2035. As part of this partnership, MDS will deliver engine demonstrator...
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...
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...
