I take it you are aware of this research http://silentaircraft.org/

I am now thanks to you atr42.

Anymore thoughts or suggestions please feel free.

Hi 27vet

What you have presented is acknowledged as fact.

There are some moves towards Hydrogen Cell power plants, already seen in APUs for the Airbus.

There are also devlopments in efficiency in existing designs with many new variants/releases.
e.g. gaining in the re-heat by changing the material of and angle of the fan blades in the reheat chamber in some new versions of military jet engines.

For me it will be a good experience to see where the developments are moving and try to see what investment and return on investment there will in the R&D and what if any will be in savings to operators

Will the end user have to pay to absorb the R&D costs, usually is the case ?

Boeing’s AERO Online Magazine has a wealth of articles that could prove interesting.

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/articles/qtr_03_09/article_06_1.html

An article on Boeing development on Fuel Cell APU’s: http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2004/july/ts_sf7a.html

There is also the Airbus version of AERO, FAST: http://www.airbus.com/en/services/publications/

Thanks ThreeSpool

Got your list of URLs in to my to search and to do diary

Any further thoughts please add them as it is a developing topic in the world of aero engines.

Beat this!

Hi Buran

Looks impressive.

Any chance of a source, reference or URL relating to the interesting picture

Thks

usn has a green fa-18 on vegi oil
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/04/camelina-biofuel-powers-us-navy-fa-18-test-flight

Hi Jackjack

Thanks.

I am extracting all the suggestions as they come and making up a search and to do list.

Any more thoughts/ideas please pile them in.

Jay, I have a few suggestions. Firstly, look into borrowing or buying a copy of Rolls-Royce, The Jet Engine – pretty much a bible on engine design and has lots of information on engine improvements for better efficiency.

Look at information from airlines such as Air New Zealand and Virgin who have been conducting bio-fuel flights with companies such as Boeing and Rolls-Royce.

Look in to Pratt and Whitney PW1000G and their geared turbofan.

Look in to companies such as EcoPower and their water wash technologies.

Anything else, send me a PM. It’s my day job 🙂

Hi Symon

Great advice. And shall follow through with all you guy’s suggestions.

Any more thoughts/ideas just pile them in.

I decided I wanted to do something interesting and useful for my dissertation as you don’t get paid for it. Also having been a pilot (albeit CPL trainee) and aircraft buff since a little boy. I also have been flying all over with my parents since I was 15 months old.

Thks

Geared turbo fans (P+W 1100), GeNX, Open rotor, etc. EasyJet also showed concept aircraft which a much lower fuel consumption. Maybe try to get some material from Bombardier on the Q400 and the CSeries.

Thanks this will make my summer a busy one but very interesting. Please post anything more that comes to mind as it will be very welcome

Thanks

Hi

I have access to hard copies of Flight International in the local library but not the other two as my university has for reasons known only to them stopped getting publications to do with Aeronautics and Aviation.

I shall certainly follow up on your advice and go from there but if you hear of or remember anything else please post as they will be welcome.

Thanks