Testing technologies that improve fuel consumption efficiency and reduce noise is the objective of this year’s Boeing campaign with its so-called Ecodemonstrator.

Boeing has announced that Lufthansa and Rolls-Royce will be your partners this year in the Ecodemonstratora program with airlines and other partners to test new technologies in operational conditions in gear since 2012. Since then, Boeing has estimated more than 260 technologies “to improve safety, reduce fuel consumption, emissions and noise, and improve operational efficiency and passenger experience” the proven ones in this program.

This year Testing will focus on a new air intake for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine; and in testing new departure and arrival procedures at airports “whose objective is reduce noise in communities near airports”they point out from Boeing. “Are “Flight routes are generated by algorithms that use multiple data sources to identify opportunities for improvement in fuel efficiency and noise reduction.”.

About the new air intakethis is a prototype of shorter length than that used until now, and which incorporates advanced acoustic treatments. As explained by Boeing, “This entry allows the integration of more fuel-efficient engines in future platforms and reduces weight and aerodynamic drag, while maintaining acoustic performance”.

Lane Ballard, chief technology officer at Boeing stated that: “Most efficient air intake and intelligent operations flight paths that we are evaluating in this year’s Ecodemonstrator “They are among the many promising concepts we are working on.”.

The Tests will be carried out from late July to mid-August at the former Saint Marie Air Base, in Glasgow (Montana, USA.). This airport, once no longer a B-52 base, was acquired by Boeing to carry out various types of tests, mainly related to the measurement of noise emissions of aircraft for the certification of the model, variants, or new engines or equipment.

He This year’s ecodemonstrator is a Boeing 787-9 that Boeing will deliver to Lufthansa at the end of the year. These tests are also part of Phase III of the FAA’s CLEEN program (continuous reduction of energy consumption, emissions and noise).