Boeing rolls out new "Ecodemonstrator" aircraft
The US airframe manufacturer Boeing unveiled its 2022 "Ecodemonstrator" last week with a livery that honours a decade of testing to reduce fuel use, emissions and noise.
The Boeing-owned 777-200ER will test about 30 new technologies aimed at improving sustainability and safety for the aerospace industry, including a water conservation system and technologies to enhance operational efficiency.
Since 2012, this Boeing programme has being accelerating innovation by taking new technologies out of the lab and testing them in an operational environment. Including this year's platform, the programme has tested about 230 technologies to support decarbonisation and improve operational efficiency and safety. Approximately a third of the technologies tested have progressed onto Boeing's products and services. (ah)