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Aircraft of the Future Bio-Fuel



     Aircraft of the future will hopefully incorporate new GPS avionics, hydrogen fuel in metalized form and aircraft that won't use aviation fuel that is destroying our Ozone layer. The implementation of graphite epoxy and other materials needs to be explored further especially in lowering the cost of production of Gulfstream and Lear let planes for the average person. The costs for flying are so high due to aviation fuel monopoly we need more flex fuel alternatives and higher gas mileage with electric augmentation such as with the Tesla. I think many plane manufacturers are so contend with improving current turbojet and turbofan technology, the engineers should be directed to new revolutionary jet engine design that uses different fuels or no fuel at all. The possibility of electric planes with high yield or maybe someday large shuttle craft type craft that use anti-gravity drives or zero point energy as is the development for spacecraft. I have worked at Weber and similar companies who are almost afraid to modernize their seat making and airlines are often so cash strapped that only recently have the new 787 and Airbus planes been sold to airlines. But, they still use aviation fuel with 3000 planes in the atmosphere 24 hrs a day polluting the upper atmosphere. The use of Bio-fuel should be explored more as indicated in the below reference. The quote of "Bio-derived fuels, methanol, ethanol, liquid natural gas, liquid hydrogen, and synthetic fuels are considered in this study for their potential to replace or supplement conventional jet fuels." is an excellent idea that all airlines and Boeing and Airbus should be mandated to produce as with more efficient cars. The ideas of electric jets in the future is an excellent idea, but how to get the Voltair into production. The Lockheed Stratoliner could help dawn the age of hydrogen power aircraft. The hardest part is to convince many non-technical executives the "long-term benefits of hydrogen fueled aircraft. If we could develop a method to replace existing jet engines or modify them to use hydrogen fuel would be of great benefit to the planet.
Reference:
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2006-12-03/nasa-alternative-fuels-aviation
http://www.techi.com/2011/06/all-electric-jet-could-take-to-the-skies-by-2035/
http://www.techi.com/2011/09/lockheed-envisions-ultra-long-range-hydrogen-jet/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2042960/Lockheed-Stratoliner-concept-hydrogen-powered-jet-fly-Earth-stopping.html

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