Future of Engineering
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Alternative Propulsion, Cruiser / Feeder, Personal Air Travel...Future of Air Transport?
Six ideas that were seen as having the most potential included
* alternative propulsion
* a cruiser/feeder type of long range transport
* ground-assisted take-off and landing
* personal air travel
* advanced airport
* global air traffic systems.
The first four of these ideas now feature in the latest €80.42 million seven-year research agenda.
The Cruiser/Feeder concept including mid-air refuelling - The concept envisages very large - possibly nuclear-powered - aircraft flying on stable circuitous routes that connect major centres of population
Ground-based power sources for take-off and landing - The objective here is to reduce the installed power and systems on the aircraft as a means to reduce weight and fuel consumption.
Personal Air Transport System - Recently developed very light jets - some originating from European companies like Grob and Diamond have led to a new form of air transport, the air taxi - completely different from business aviation.
Main propulsive power - All energy sources of a quite different nature such as solar and nuclear power should be considered - beyond the advanced and fairly mature gas-turbine concept and fully funded schemes such as fuel cells with energy sources.
A Globalised and Seamless Air Traffic System - Another promising area is the development of a single seamless management system that would replace today’s diverse systems, going well beyond the work of Single European Sky ATM Research.
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* alternative propulsion
* a cruiser/feeder type of long range transport
* ground-assisted take-off and landing
* personal air travel
* advanced airport
* global air traffic systems.
The first four of these ideas now feature in the latest €80.42 million seven-year research agenda.
The Cruiser/Feeder concept including mid-air refuelling - The concept envisages very large - possibly nuclear-powered - aircraft flying on stable circuitous routes that connect major centres of population
Ground-based power sources for take-off and landing - The objective here is to reduce the installed power and systems on the aircraft as a means to reduce weight and fuel consumption.
Personal Air Transport System - Recently developed very light jets - some originating from European companies like Grob and Diamond have led to a new form of air transport, the air taxi - completely different from business aviation.
Main propulsive power - All energy sources of a quite different nature such as solar and nuclear power should be considered - beyond the advanced and fairly mature gas-turbine concept and fully funded schemes such as fuel cells with energy sources.
A Globalised and Seamless Air Traffic System - Another promising area is the development of a single seamless management system that would replace today’s diverse systems, going well beyond the work of Single European Sky ATM Research.
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