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NASA Awards Contracts To Develop Sustainable Concepts For 2050 Airliners

Graham Warwick Guy Norris November 12, 2024

Electra will apply its distributed hybrid-electric propulsion architecture to a 200-seat commercial aircraft concept.

Credit: Electra.aero
Hybrid-electric distributed propulsion, new energy sources and aircraft configurations are among topics to be studied under a program launched by NASA to define concepts and technologies for commercial aircraft that could enter service by 2050. The contracts awarded to four companies and a...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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