Team Advances Carbon-Neutral Propulsion Concept For Single-Aisles

Graham Warwick December 26, 2023

Based on Boeing’s Truss-Braced Wing design, the UConn concept has SOFC electric power modules in the aft fuselage.

Credit: University of Connecticut
Researchers at the University of Connecticut (UConn) have been funded to continue development of a carbon-neutral energy storage and power generation system that, by 2050, could allow a future single-aisle airliner to perform the same mission as a Boeing 737 using 70% less fuel. The UConn team has...
Graham Warwick

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