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Record Nr.

UNINA9910708678003321

Autore

Merlin Peter W. <1964->

Titolo

Green light for green flight : NASA's contributions to environmentally responsible aviation / / Peter W. Merlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : NASA, , [2020]

©2020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 303 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

NASA aeronautics book series

NASA SP ; ; 2020-646

Disciplina

629.1300286

Soggetti

Aeronautics - Environmental aspects - United States

Green technology - United States

Aeronautics - Research - United States

Airplanes - United States - Testing

Aeronautics - Environmental aspects

Aeronautics - Research

Airplanes - Testing

Green technology

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"NASA SP-2020-646"--Page [4] of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-279) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) project began in 2009 to explore and document the feasibility, benefits and technical risks of advanced vehicle concepts and enabling technologies for reducing aviation's overall impact on the environment. Its goals included reducing community noise footprints, fuel burn, and nitrogen oxide emissions. This book reviews the advanced aircraft design concepts, construction technologies, and propulsion advancements that were researched by the ERA project"--