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AME Department Seminar

Speaker: Marty Bradley, Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company

Talk Title: A Taste of SUGAR (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research) Results of the Boeing Study for NASA for Future Commercial Aircraft Concepts & Technologies

Abstract: This seminar summarizes the work accomplished by the Boeing Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research (SUGAR) team in a NASA study looking at future concepts and technologies for commercial aircraft in the 2030-2035 timeframe.

The team developed a comprehensive future scenario for world-wide commercial aviation, selected baseline and advanced configurations for detailed study, generated technology suites for each configuration, conducted detailed performance analysis, calculated noise and emissions, assessed technology risks and payoffs, and developed technology roadmaps for key technologies.

Advanced aircraft configurations evaluated in the study included high span strut-braced wings and blended wing bodies (BWB's). A wide portfolio of technologies was identified and evaluated to address the NASA goals. High payoff technologies included hybrid-electric gas turbine battery propulsion, low-NOx combustors, biofuels, advanced air traffic management, noise treatments, laminar flow, and materials.

Compared to today's aircraft, fuel burn reductions of up to 55% were achieved. The additional of hybrid electric propulsion may allow reductions of up to 90%. Significant reductions in emissions, noise, and runway length were also achieved and will be discussed.

Host: Dr. R. Blackwelder

More Info: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming

Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 100

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: April Mundy

Event Link: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming