Airplanes of the future: from Moscow to New York in 1 hour
Civil aviation over the past 10 years has stepped far forward. The world saw a two-story Airbus A380, an ultra-modern Boeing-787 Dreamliner and a Russian black-winged MC-21.
However, the speed of modern airliners does not exceed 900 km / h, fuel consumption remains extremely high, and flight safety leaves much to be desired. Technologies do not stand still, and in the coming years we may become witnesses to the appearance of fundamentally new aircraft.
One of the trends in the aircraft industry is a radical reduction in fuel consumption and emissions of combustion products into the atmosphere. This is a kind of hybrid aircraft. It is assumed that jet fuel will be used only during take-off, and during the flight the aircraft will switch to electric motors. In addition, there are projects to replace conventional jet fuel with environmentally friendly hydrogen.
Another trend is increasing flight speed. Already, engines are being developed in the world that will allow flying at speeds close to hypersonic.
However, the speed of modern airliners does not exceed 900 km / h, fuel consumption remains extremely high, and flight safety leaves much to be desired. Technologies do not stand still, and in the coming years we may become witnesses to the appearance of fundamentally new aircraft.
One of the trends in the aircraft industry is a radical reduction in fuel consumption and emissions of combustion products into the atmosphere. This is a kind of hybrid aircraft. It is assumed that jet fuel will be used only during take-off, and during the flight the aircraft will switch to electric motors. In addition, there are projects to replace conventional jet fuel with environmentally friendly hydrogen.
Another trend is increasing flight speed. Already, engines are being developed in the world that will allow flying at speeds close to hypersonic.
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