The smallest jet engine core ever will enable future airliners to burn less fuel and reduce carbon emissions by 10 percent.
The smaller jet engine core will allow future airliners to burn less fuel and reduce carbon emissions by 10 percent.An artist's concept of a NASA-developed small-core jet engine installed in General Electric Aerospace ’s CFM RISE jet engine design.The US space agency is working with private sector partners to make the aviation industry more sustainable.
The aim of the HyTECH project is to demonstrate a compact core. Ultimately, it aims to have the technology ready for use in next-generation airliner engines in the 2030s. HyTEC is being developed as part of NASA’s “Phase 2 is very complex. It’s not just a core demonstration,” Nerone explained. “What we’re creating has never been done before, and it involves many different technologies coming together to form a new type of engine.”
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