‐ Significantly reduces aircraft drag, improves fuel efficiency, and contributes to CO2 emissions reduction, marking a major milestone in sustainable aviation technology. - TOKYO, March 28, ...

A discussion is given of the ongoing research related to laminar flow airfoils, nacelles, and wings where the laminar flow is maintained by a favorable pressure gradient, surface suction or a ...

Boeing has decided to drop the hybrid laminar flow control (HLFC) drag reduction system from the 777X and may even review its future use on the stretched 787 derivatives. The company, which developed ...

Airbus intends to later this month start flight-testing an A340 that has been fitted with experimental laminar-flow wing sections under a partially EU-funded technology project with other industrial ...

In the quest for greater efficiency of large transport aircraft, efforts to reduce wing drag through conventional aerodynamic tweaks have largely been exhausted, in the view of Airbus senior ...

The future of aviation looks better and better when it comes to sustainability, with electric and hybrid-electric, emission-free aircraft going from pure concepts to operating models. There are many ...

‐ Significantly reduces aircraft drag, improves fuel efficiency, and contributes to CO2 emissions reduction, marking a major milestone in sustainable aviation technology. - HLFC technology has been ...

LE BOURGET, France—Boeing has decided to drop the hybrid laminar flow control (HLFC) drag-reduction system from the 777X and may even review its future use on the stretched 787 derivatives. The ...