The US aerospace behemoths want to build, test and fly an emission-reducing, single-aisle aircraft before the decade is out.
We’re trying to validate technology.”The first test flight of this full-scale demonstrator is set to take place in 2028.
NASA hopes that one day the technology should serve about half of the commercial market through short- to medium-haul single-aisle aircraft.
Airlines largely rely on single-aisle aircraft, which account for nearly half of aviation emissions worldwide, according to NASA.
Boeing estimates that the demand for the new single-aisle aircraft will increase by 40,000 planes between 2035 and 2050.
Persons:
CNN —, they’ll, “, Bill Nelson, It’s, Bob Pearce, Nelson, CNN’s Ashley Strickland
Organizations:
CNN, NASA, Boeing, EAA, Aeronautics Research Mission, GE Aerospace, Saab, AeroTEC
Locations:
Oshkosh, “, United States