Green Light for Green Flight NASA's Contributions to Environmentally Responsible Aviation |
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| Author:
| Merlin, Peter |
| Series edited by:
| Hallion, Richard |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62683-055-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2020 |
| Publisher: | National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) project began in 2009 to explore and document the feasibility, benefits and technical risks of advanced vehicle concepts and enabling technologies for reducing aviation's overall impact on the environment. Goals included reducing community noise footprints, fuel burn, and nitrogen oxide emissions. This book reviews the advanced aircraft design concepts, construction technologies, and propulsion advancements that were researched by the...
More DescriptionNASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) project began in 2009 to explore and document the feasibility, benefits and technical risks of advanced vehicle concepts and enabling technologies for reducing aviation's overall impact on the environment. Goals included reducing community noise footprints, fuel burn, and nitrogen oxide emissions. This book reviews the advanced aircraft design concepts, construction technologies, and propulsion advancements that were researched by the ERA project.