AIAA chief: NASA focusing on improved propulsion, aerodynamics, fuels
Posted on Sep 08, 2010 04:57:11 PM | Kevin J Rohrer | 0 Comments
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By Gray Creech NASA Dryden public affairs Sept. 8, 2010, 10:10 am
According to NASA Green Aviation Summit speaker Dr. Mark
Lewis, AIAA President, aircraft design has been driven byperformance since the
beginning, when the U.S. Army contracted with the Wright brothers for the first
military aircraft. This is still the case. Now, NASA Aeronautics is looking to
change that by focusing on improved propulsion solutions, alternate fuels,
advanced aerodynamic configurations, and even conservation, i.e., flying less
in order to conserve fuel.
byperformance since the
beginning, when the U.S. Army contracted with the Wright brothers for the first
military aircraft. This is still the case. Now, NASA Aeronautics is looking to
change that by focusing on improved propulsion solutions, alternate fuels,
advanced aerodynamic configurations, and even conservation, i.e., flying less
in order to conserve fuel.
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