That's the upshot of the Environmentally Responsible Aviation project that was led out of NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton and involved sister research facilities at NASA as well as industry and academic partners.
Over the course of the study, researchers examined technologies to refine or revamp aircraft design from top to bottom: from the materials they are made of and what fuels aircraft, to tail, wings and engines. Such improvements would make airplanes lighter, faster, quieter, cleaner and more fuel-efficient.
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One goal for a 2030-era aircraft, compared with an aircraft entering service today:
A greater than 70 percent reduction in fuel burn performance, which could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the cost of air travel.
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Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator for aeronautics research at NASA headquarters, said in a statement that computer models fed with those findings project a quarter trillion dollars in operational savings for the national air transportation industry between 2025 and 2050 "if these technologies start finding their way into the airline fleet."
Read more at NASA: Green Aviation Technology Could Save Industry $255 Billion
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