Eco-Friendly Jet on the Horizon!
I just came across an article, found on MSNBC which talks about a silent passenger jet that is being developed by a team of 40 scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Cambridge University.
The team has unveiled their conceptual design that will look to alleviate the deafening sound of planes taking off and landing. As well, the Silent Jet will be designed to carry 215 passengers and achieve 124 passenger-miles per gallon. The Silent Jet will be 25% more fuel efficient than current aircraft.
“Public concern about noise is a major constraint on expansion of aircraft operations. The silent aircraft can help address this concern and thus aid in meeting the increasing passenger demand for air transport,” said Edward M. Greitzer, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT.
The Silent Jet project, (dubbed the Silent Aircraft Initiative), has established a production date of y 2030. However, in order to develop the aircraft by 2030, the integration of the propulsion system with the aircraft needs to be solved.
Eco-Friendly air travel is desperately needed and I applaud MIT and Cambridge for launching this initiative . I hope the Silent Jet team can solve their technical difficulties and expedite their efforts to launch the aircraft sooner rather than later.
To learn more about the project, visit the Cambridge-MIT Institute.
Technorati Tags: Silent Jet , Eco-Friendly Passenger Jet, MIT, Cambridge, airplane fuel efficiency
Written by steve on November 7th, 2006 with
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