10.10.2022, 15:23
Im Rahmen des Climate Action Plan der US Air Force wurde erstmals definiert, dass man im Kontext von Treibstoffeinsparungen einen Nurflügler-Prototyp bis 2027 fertigstellen möchte.
Schneemann
Zitat:Blended-wing tanker, nuke reactors, electric cars in USAF climate planhttps://www.defensenews.com/air/2022/10/...mate-plan/
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Air Force said it needs to adopt more fuel-efficient aircraft designs, reduce its carbon footprint and energy consumption, and modernize its infrastructure and facilities to withstand extreme weather under its new plan to address climate change. [...]
The service wants to speed up the development of a blended-wing body for a future tanker or mobility aircraft as part of a plan to increase its aircraft’s fuel efficiency and dramatically cut its energy consumption. The report included a photograph of the X-48B blended-wing prototype developed by Boeing’s Phantom Works, NASA, and the Air Force Research Laboratory in the late 2000s.
A blended-wing design for a future tanker or cargo aircraft could increase aerodynamic efficiency by at least 30 percent over today’s planes, the report said. And by burning less fuel, it would make it easier for the Air Force to carry out missions in a contested environment, the report said. The Air Force is now working with NASA, defense companies, and the Defense Innovation Unit to speed up the prototyping of these “ultra-efficient” future tanker and mobility aircraft designs. By fiscal 2027, the Air Force wants to have finished development and testing of a full-scale prototype blended-wing body.
Schneemann