Submitted by nikesh96 t3_10gqb28 in Futurology
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FuturologyBot t1_j548xnc wrote
The following submission statement was provided by /u/nikesh96:
Boeing and NASA, the US space agency, are collaborating to create a carbon-emission-reduced commercial airplane of the future.
The “Sustainable Flight Demonstrator” (SFD) project will receive $425 million from NASA over seven years, while an estimated $725 million spent by Boeing and its partners.
According to NASA administrator Bill Nelson, the objective is to create commercial airplanes that are “more fuel efficient, with advantages to the environment, the commercial aviation sector, and to passengers globally.”
In a statement on Wednesday, Nelson added, “If we are successful, we may see these technologies in planes that the public takes to the skies in the 2030s.”
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Miserable_Ride666 t1_j54af72 wrote
You know what's even more fuel efficient? Fucking trains!
thorpay83 t1_j54ec7k wrote
I thought Boeing had just successfully tested a hydrogen engine? Wouldn’t that make this all a bit obsolete?
kushal1509 t1_j54kojv wrote
Afaik there are no intercontinental trains between continents divided by sea.
Gagarin1961 t1_j54pbfd wrote
30% will help but something much more radical definitely needs to happen soon in this industry.
duckduckohno t1_j55u8bk wrote
Haven't you watched snowpiercer!? The solution is a train that goes across the bering strait and can withstand sub freezing temperatures... 🥶
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bawng t1_j56889u wrote
Efficient aerodynamics are useful whatever the fuel.
thorpay83 t1_j56997g wrote
Ah right, I didn’t realise it was solely based on aerodynamics. Makes sense.
VI-loser t1_j56x0g1 wrote
With US sanctions cutting the US out of Chinese and Russian markets, the Chinese are now developing their own jet engines. They have a population of 1B so even if these planes never fly outside of their border, they'll be economically viable.
thegram16 t1_j5do9u1 wrote
Hydrogen is the ultimate answer. The question is, can we source hydrogen from sustainable energy...
-WigglyLine- t1_j5fk7ch wrote
The Channel Tunnel is nearly 30 years old now. Someone needs to get drilling!
nikesh96 OP t1_j546cim wrote
Boeing and NASA, the US space agency, are collaborating to create a carbon-emission-reduced commercial airplane of the future.
The “Sustainable Flight Demonstrator” (SFD) project will receive $425 million from NASA over seven years, while an estimated $725 million spent by Boeing and its partners.
According to NASA administrator Bill Nelson, the objective is to create commercial airplanes that are “more fuel efficient, with advantages to the environment, the commercial aviation sector, and to passengers globally.”
In a statement on Wednesday, Nelson added, “If we are successful, we may see these technologies in planes that the public takes to the skies in the 2030s.”