Airbus Flights Explore Sulfur’s Role In Contrails

view outside an aircraft window

ECLIF-X is the latest in a series of test campaigns to measure aircraft emissions and contrails inflight.

Credit: DLR
Airbus is leading a flight test campaign to measure the effect of sulfur content in jet fuel on contrail formation and mitigation. The inflight emissions measurement campaign uses an Airbus A321XLR test aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans. Contrails form when an aircraft...
Graham Warwick

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