Reshaping Flight for Fuel Efficiency: Five Technologies on the Runway

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 16:50 in Physics & Chemistry

The Boeing Dreamliner 787, poised to retake the skies soon, was one approach to more efficient flight. But aviation is looking to geared turbofan engines and radically new shapes and materials for deeper cuts in fuel consumption.

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